Fisetin supplement trial aims to beat fatigue in older cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT06819254
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether taking a fisetin supplement can lessen fatigue in older adults who have survived cancer. About 60 people who finished cancer treatment more than a year ago will take fisetin or a placebo. Researchers will measure changes in fatigue levels using a standard questionnaire.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Self-reported history of cancer diagnosed \> 12 months prior to enrollment excluding non-melanoma skin cancer with no evidence of disease at enrollment. * Eligible solid tumor cancer types include Stage 1-3 breast, lung, head and neck, colorectal, anal, prostate, melanoma, bladder/ureteral, esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, kidney, liver/biliary, uterine, cervical, ovarian, sarcoma. (superficial disease and in situ disease only is excluded) * Eligible hematologic malignancies include lymphoma any subtype any stage in remission, multiple myeloma in remission, leukemia any subtype in remission. * Eligible prior cancer treatment modalities include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal therapies, immunotherapy, biologic therapies. * All anti-cancer therapy completed \> 6 months prior to enrollment with \< 5 years from treatment * Presence of self-reported fatigue defined by a response of "somewhat, quite a bit, or very much" to the screening question "During the past seven days, did you feel fatigued: Not at all, a little bit, somewhat, quite a bit, very much?" * Ability to walk without requiring assistance from another individual (use of cane or walker acceptable) * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an IRB-approved informed consent document (either directly or via a legally authorized representative). Exclusion Criteria: * Unable or unwilling to give informed consent * Female patients are of childbearing potential, defined as postmenopausal for at least 1 year. * Prisoners, institutionalized individuals, or others who may be considered vulnerable populations, such as individuals with dementia * Currently taking warfarin or Coumadin * Currently taking a steroid medication either regularly or within the last two weeks. * Patients currently taking medications that are sensitive to substrates or substrates with a narrow therapeutic range for CYP1A2, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, OATP1B1 (Unless willing and able to stop or modify the dosing of the drug) or strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4 (e.g., cyclosporine, tacrolimus, or sirolimus) are excluded, unless medication can be safely held during the following times: * Immediately before the 1st IP administration (Day 0 or Day 30) until at least 10 hours after the 2nd IP administration (Day 1 or Day 31) * Immediately before the 3rd IP administration (Day 7 or Day 37) until at least 10 hours after the 4th IP administration (Day 8 or Day 38) * Subjects taking any of the medications listed in Appendix I may participate if they are otherwise eligible AND the medication can be safely held during the following times: Immediately before the 1st IP administration (Day 0 or Day 30) until at least 10 hours after the 2nd IP administration (Day 1 or Day 31); Immediately before the 3rd IP administration (Day 7 or Day 37) until at least 10 hours after the 4th IP administration (Day 8 or Day 38) * Drugs listed as part of the exclusion criteria are not permitted during each of the two 2-day courses of treatment with Fisetin. If patients are required to initiate these medications within the 2-day period, they will be removed from the study primarily due to risk of drug-drug interaction. * Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic \>170 OR diastolic \>100 mmHg) upon repeated assessments * Uncontrolled (as per clinical judgement) pleural/pericardial effusions or ascites * Active malignancy or on-going cancer treatment including oral anti-estrogen therapy, immunotherapy, biologic therapy. * Men receiving androgen deprivation therapy * Symptomatic congestive heart failure * Lung disease requiring oxygen * End stage renal disease requiring dialysis * Inability to swallow capsules * Chronic nausea or diarrhea defined by a frequency of ≥ once per week * Diagnosis of dementia * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. * Known untreated hypothyroidism * Allergy to fisetin * Human immunodeficiency virus infection * Known active untreated hepatitis B or C infection * Active invasive fungal infection * Unwilling to provide informed consent, including consent to access electronic health records * Judged unsuitable for the trial for any reason by research team * The following laboratory tests as indicated or as per clinical judgement: Normal organ and marrow function as defined: Hemoglobin \<10g/dL, leukocytes \<3,000/mcL, absolute neutrophil count \<1,500/mcL, platelets \<100,000/mcL, total bilirubin above normal institutional limits, AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) \>2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal, creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min, fasting glucose \>300 on day of screening (from plasma or serum)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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