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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610000589088
ACTRN12610000589088
Withdrawn
Phase 3

A single arm, open label pilot study of low dose regular opioids with low dose regular benzodiazepines for the palliative relief of breathlessness for people with refractory dyspnoea.

Flinders University0 sites10 target enrollmentJuly 21, 2010

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Flinders University
Enrollment
10
Status
Withdrawn
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 21, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults (age\>18\)
  • Refractory dyspnoea where the underlying cause of the dyspnoea has been maximally treated.
  • A medical specialist must document that all identified reversible causes of the dyspnoea are being optimally managed
  • Breathlessness of a level 3 or higher on Modified Medical Research COuncil (MRC) dyspnoea scale
  • On stable medications over the prior week except as needed” medications
  • Prognosis of at least 2 months in the opinion of the treating clinician
  • English\-speaking and able to read questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria

  • Allergic to clonazepam or to other benzodiazepines
  • Severe liver disease, key results greater than three times the upper limit of normal for the local laboratory
  • On regular opioid medications above the dose in the study (10 mg)
  • Anemia requiring transfusion
  • Confusion with a Folstein Mini\-mental Status Exam \<24/30\.
  • Severely restricted performance status with Australian Modified Karnofsky Scale score of \<50 at baseline
  • Uncontrolled nausea, vomiting and/or gastrointestinal obstruction.
  • Renal dysfunction with creatinine clearance calculated as less than 25 mls / minute.
  • Evidence of respiratory depression with resting respiratory rate less than 8 breaths per minute or a history of opioid induced respiratory depression.
  • Active respiratory or cardiac event in the previous week, not including upper respiratory tract infections.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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