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Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse in Preventing Oral Mucositis in Young Patients Undergoing Autologous or Donor Stem Cell Transplant

A Randomized Double Blinded Trial of Topical Caphosol to Prevent Oral Mucositis in Children Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01305200
Enrollment
226
Registered
2011-02-28
Start date
2011-03-31
Completion date
2015-06-30
Last updated
2019-09-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Childhood Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia, Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Disseminated Neuroblastoma, Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Mucositis, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm, Unclassifiable, Previously Treated Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma, Previously Treated Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Recurrent Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Recurrent Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Recurrent Childhood Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Childhood Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Recurrent Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma, Recurrent Childhood Small Noncleaved Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Malignant Testicular Germ Cell Tumor, Recurrent/Refractory Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma, Recurrent Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors, Relapsing Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Brief summary

This randomized phase III trial is studying how well Caphosol rinse works in preventing mucositis in young patients undergoing autologous or donor stem cell transplant. Supersaturated calcium phosphate (Caphosol) rinse may be able to prevent mucositis, or mouth sores, in patients undergoing stem cell transplant.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine if topically administered supersaturated calcium phosphate (Caphosol), rinsed orally four times daily at the initiation of conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), reduces oral mucositis as demonstrated by a decrease in duration of severe oral mucositis (World Health Organization \[WHO\] grade 3 or 4), compared to placebo. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine whether Caphosol administration, when compared to placebo, reduces oral mucositis as demonstrated by a decrease in incidence of severe oral mucositis (WHO grade 3 or 4); severity of mucositis according to mouth pain categorical rating scale and Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ); incidence, total dose, and duration of parenteral opioid analgesic use (morphine equivalents); and incidence and duration of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) administration. II. To determine whether Caphosol administration, when compared to placebo, reduces the incidence of febrile neutropenia and invasive bacterial infections. III. To validate a new pediatric measure of oral mucositis termed the Children's International Mucositis Evaluation Scale (ChIMES). OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to conditioning regimen (total-body irradiation (TBI) or melphalan vs neither TBI nor melphalan) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) (autologous vs allogeneic). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. ARM I: Patients rinse and gargle with supersaturated calcium phosphate rinse over 1 minute four\* times daily (QID) beginning on the first day (about day -7) of the conditioning regimen. ARM II: Patients rinse and gargle with placebo over 1 minute QID\* beginning the first day (about day -7) of the conditioning regimen. NOTE: \* Patients who reach WHO grade 3 or 4 mucositis have the option to request a total of 6 rinses daily. In both arms, treatment continues until day 20 post-transplantation OR until mucositis resolves to WHO grade =\< 2 for two consecutive days OR on day 12 in patients who do not experience oral mucositis of at least WHO grade \>= 1. Patients are assessed daily by trained healthcare professionals using the Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ), the Pain Rating Scale, the WHO Mucositis Scale, and the Children's International Mucositis Evaluation Scale (ChIMES) from day -1 and continuing until day 20. Patients are also observed for the incidence of total dose and duration of parenteral opioid analgesic use, duration of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) administration, febrile neutropenia, and invasive bacterial infections. After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up for 30 days.

Interventions

DRUGsupersaturated calcium phosphate rinse

Mouth rinse

OTHERplacebo

Mouth rinse

OTHERquestionnaire administration

Ancillary studies

PROCEDUREquality-of-life assessment

Ancillary studies

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Children's Oncology Group
Lead SponsorNETWORK

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 21 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing myeloablative autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for any indication * One or more of the following donor stem cell sources (autologous or allogeneic): * Bone marrow * Placental blood (umbilical cord blood) * Cytokine-mobilized peripheral blood * Patients eligible for allogeneic HSCT must have one of the following types of donor stem cells: * Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling or parent * Partially matched family donor (mismatched for a single HLA locus \[Class I\]) * Fully matched unrelated marrow or peripheral blood stem cell donor * HLA-matched or partially mismatched (at least 4 of 6 match) cord blood (Class I or II) * Patients expecting to receive any type of myeloablative HSCT conditioning regimen are eligible * No non-myeloablative or reduced-intensity conditioning regimens * Eligible patients must not have received palifermin within 30 days prior to enrollment * Eligible patients must not have received prior treatment with Caphosol

Exclusion criteria

* Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test; patients must agree to use an effective birth control method; lactating patients must agree not to nurse a child while on this trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Duration of Severe Oral Mucositis (WHO Grade 3 or 4)Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.Mean days of severe (WHO Grade 3 or 4) Mucositis.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantationArea under the curve (AUC) of the Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ) subscales
Incidence of Parenteral Opioid Analgesic Use (Morphine Equivalents).Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.Opioid Administration = yes
Duration of Parenteral Opioid Analgesic Use (Morphine Equivalents).Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.Mean days of parenteral opioid analgesic use.
Total Dose of Parenteral Opioid Analgesic Used (Morphine Equivalents).Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.Morphine equivalent dose in mg/kg/day
Incidence of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Administration.Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.Total Parenteral Nutrition = yes
Duration of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Administration.Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.Mean days of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) administration.
Incidence of Febrile NeutropeniaDay -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.Fever and Neutropenia = yes
Incidence of Invasive Bacterial InfectionsDay -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.Invasive Bacterial Infection = yes
Severity of MucositisDay -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantationArea Under the Curve of Severity of Mucositis. According to mouth pain categorical rating scale ranges 0-10 with higher scores reflecting more severe pain.
Incidence of Severe Oral MucositisDay -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.Percentage of patients with Severe Oral Mucositis (WHO Grade 3 or 4) per arm.

Other

MeasureTime frame
Ancillary Validation Study of ChIMESDay -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.

Countries

Australia, Canada, United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Arm I (Placebo)
Patients rinse and gargle with placebo over 1 minute QID beginning the first day (about day -7) of the conditioning regimen. Treatment continues until day 20 post-transplantation. placebo: Mouth rinse questionnaire administration: Ancillary studies quality-of-life assessment: Ancillary studies
111
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)
Patients rinse and gargle with supersaturated calcium phosphate rinse over 1 minute QID beginning on the first day (about day -7) of the conditioning regimen. Treatment continues until day 20 post-transplantation. supersaturated calcium phosphate rinse: Mouth rinse questionnaire administration: Ancillary studies quality-of-life assessment: Ancillary studies
112
Arm III (Enrolled Not Randomized)
Site not able to randomize.
3
Total226

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Overall StudyDeath020
Overall StudyIneligible121
Overall StudyPhysician Decision461
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject24211

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicArm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Arm III (Enrolled Not Randomized)Arm I (Placebo)Total
Age, Continuous13.02 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.54
12.00 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.73
12.75 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.05
12.88 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.79
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
29 Participants1 Participants25 Participants55 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
79 Participants2 Participants82 Participants163 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
4 Participants0 Participants4 Participants8 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
4 Participants0 Participants2 Participants6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
11 Participants0 Participants12 Participants23 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
14 Participants0 Participants10 Participants24 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
82 Participants3 Participants87 Participants172 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Australia
5 Participants0 Participants1 Participants6 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Canada
4 Participants0 Participants5 Participants9 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Puerto Rico
1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
102 Participants3 Participants105 Participants210 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
48 Participants2 Participants54 Participants104 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
64 Participants1 Participants57 Participants122 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
29 / 10622 / 104
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 1063 / 104

Outcome results

Primary

Duration of Severe Oral Mucositis (WHO Grade 3 or 4)

Mean days of severe (WHO Grade 3 or 4) Mucositis.

Time frame: Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.

Population: Evaluable patients defined as patients with \>= 11 daily WHO assessments.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Arm I (Placebo)Duration of Severe Oral Mucositis (WHO Grade 3 or 4)4.5 Number of daysStandard Deviation 4.8
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Duration of Severe Oral Mucositis (WHO Grade 3 or 4)4.5 Number of daysStandard Deviation 5
Secondary

Duration of Parenteral Opioid Analgesic Use (Morphine Equivalents).

Mean days of parenteral opioid analgesic use.

Time frame: Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.

Population: Total of 210 patients evaluable for this assessment (106 Arm I \& 104 Arm II).

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Arm I (Placebo)Duration of Parenteral Opioid Analgesic Use (Morphine Equivalents).14.2 DaysStandard Deviation 9.5
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Duration of Parenteral Opioid Analgesic Use (Morphine Equivalents).12.5 DaysStandard Deviation 8.7
Secondary

Duration of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Administration.

Mean days of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) administration.

Time frame: Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.

Population: Total of 210 patients evaluable for this assessment (106 Arm I \& 104 Arm II).

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Arm I (Placebo)Duration of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Administration.13.6 Number of daysStandard Deviation 9.9
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Duration of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Administration.11.4 Number of daysStandard Deviation 8.9
Secondary

Incidence of Febrile Neutropenia

Fever and Neutropenia = yes

Time frame: Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.

Population: Total of 210 patients evaluable for this assessment (106 Arm I \& 104 Arm II).

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Arm I (Placebo)Incidence of Febrile Neutropenia65.1 percentage of participants
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Incidence of Febrile Neutropenia67.3 percentage of participants
Secondary

Incidence of Invasive Bacterial Infections

Invasive Bacterial Infection = yes

Time frame: Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.

Population: Total of 210 patients evaluable for this assessment (106 Arm I \& 104 Arm II).

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Arm I (Placebo)Incidence of Invasive Bacterial Infections6.6 percentage of participants
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Incidence of Invasive Bacterial Infections7.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Incidence of Parenteral Opioid Analgesic Use (Morphine Equivalents).

Opioid Administration = yes

Time frame: Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.

Population: Total of 210 patients evaluable for this assessment (106 Arm I \& 104 Arm II)

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Arm I (Placebo)Incidence of Parenteral Opioid Analgesic Use (Morphine Equivalents).88.7 percentage of participants
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Incidence of Parenteral Opioid Analgesic Use (Morphine Equivalents).91.3 percentage of participants
Secondary

Incidence of Severe Oral Mucositis

Percentage of patients with Severe Oral Mucositis (WHO Grade 3 or 4) per arm.

Time frame: Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.

Population: Evaluable patients defined as patients with \>= 11 daily WHO assessments.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Arm I (Placebo)Incidence of Severe Oral Mucositis68 percent of patients
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Incidence of Severe Oral Mucositis63 percent of patients
Secondary

Incidence of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Administration.

Total Parenteral Nutrition = yes

Time frame: Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.

Population: Total of 210 patients evaluable for this assessment (106 Arm I \& 104 Arm II).

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Arm I (Placebo)Incidence of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Administration.78.3 percentage of participants
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Incidence of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Administration.72.1 percentage of participants
Secondary

Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)

Area under the curve (AUC) of the Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ) subscales

Time frame: Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation

Population: Evaluable patients defined as patients with ≥11 daily WHO assessments.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Arm I (Placebo)Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Sleeping9.3 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 10.9
Arm I (Placebo)Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Mouth and Throat Pain22.3 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 14.8
Arm I (Placebo)Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Swallowing21.4 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 15.7
Arm I (Placebo)Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Drinking21.7 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 16.3
Arm I (Placebo)Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Eating27.9 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 19.4
Arm I (Placebo)Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Talking12.2 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 11.5
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Eating26.6 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 20.7
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Sleeping7.3 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 9
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Drinking20.6 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 17.3
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Mouth and Throat Pain21.4 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 14.7
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Talking12 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 13.2
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ)Swallowing19.9 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 15.9
Secondary

Severity of Mucositis

Area Under the Curve of Severity of Mucositis. According to mouth pain categorical rating scale ranges 0-10 with higher scores reflecting more severe pain.

Time frame: Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation

Population: Evaluable patients defined as patients with ≥11 daily WHO assessments.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Arm I (Placebo)Severity of Mucositis45.5 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 36
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Severity of Mucositis44 units on a scale * dayStandard Deviation 35.6
Secondary

Total Dose of Parenteral Opioid Analgesic Used (Morphine Equivalents).

Morphine equivalent dose in mg/kg/day

Time frame: Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.

Population: Total of 210 patients evaluable for this assessment (106 Arm I \& 104 Arm II).

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Arm I (Placebo)Total Dose of Parenteral Opioid Analgesic Used (Morphine Equivalents).0.4 mg/kg/day of opioid analgesics
Arm II (Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse)Total Dose of Parenteral Opioid Analgesic Used (Morphine Equivalents).0.3 mg/kg/day of opioid analgesics
Other Pre-specified

Ancillary Validation Study of ChIMES

Time frame: Day -1 (day prior to stem cell infusion) to Day 20 following transplantation.

Population: Analysis is not performed at this time due to no available funding and no human resource allocated to this study.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026