The purpose of the study is to explore options for preventing and reducing symptoms of radiation esophagitis (RE). The researchers will also look what symptoms participants experience, and whether there are differences in weight loss in participants.
Embedded Randomized Study to Assess Two-Stage Consent Design: There will be two separate randomizations in this study, one vs. two-stage consent and sucralfate vs. control. The will first approach patients and explain that we are comparing different methods of informing patients about trials. If the patients do not wish to participate in the consent trial, participants will be approached for consent onto the therapeutic trial using the twostage research consent. Patients who decline or who are not approached to take part in the randomized compression of consent methods based on physician discretion, may still take part in the randomized comparison of sucralfate vs. control (therapeutic trial).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
142
1. Sucralfate, 1 gram/10 mL oral suspension "By mouth, take 10 mL twice a day until RT completion, with one dose 30-60 minutes prior to their midday meal and the second dose prior to bedtime".May increase frequency up to 4 times per day, per physician discretion". Or 2. Sucralfate 1 gram tablets By mouth, take one (1) tablet mixed in 15-30 mL warm water twice a day until RT completion, with one dose 30-60 minutes prior to their midday meal and the second dose prior to bedtime". The frequency of sucralfate can be adjusted at anytime at the treating physician's discretion after the patient has started it at twice a day, and the patient may discontinue sucralfate at anytime after RT completion, per physician discretion. May increase frequency up to 4 times per day, per physician discretion".
Standard supportive care by using opioids.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Accrual rate (Two-stage consent part)
Determine accrual rate of two-stage consent compared to standard onestage consent.
Time frame: 1 year
Reduce opioid use
as measured by documented opioid use within the past 24 hours in the EMR at time of final weekly status check
Time frame: 2 years
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Patient will sign one consent form.
Patient will sign two consent forms.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (All Protocol Activities )
Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)
Harrison, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)
Uniondale, New York, United States