Patient-Controlled Methylphenidate for Cancer Fatigue: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Bruera, Éduardo; Valero, Vicente; Driver, Larry; Shen, Loren; Willey, Jie; Zhang, Tao�; Lynn Palmer, J.

doi:10.1200/jco.2005.02.8506

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Patient-Controlled Methylphenidate for Cancer Fatigue: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology • Apr 28, 2006

Authors:

Éduardo Bruera

Vicente Valero

Larry Driver

Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of patient-controlled methylphenidate as compared with placebo in cancer patients with fatigue, as measured by the Functional Assessment for Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with a fatigue score of at least 4 on a scale ...

Subject

Methylphenidate

Medicine

Placebo

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