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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN32236160
ISRCTN32236160
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BETter TreatmEnts for Refractory Breathlessness: A feasibility study of the use of mirtazapine for refractory breathlessness

Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust0 sites64 target enrollmentJune 13, 2016

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Enrollment
64
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31915308 results (added 10/01/2020) 2020 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32087745 qualitative results (added 24/02/2020)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 13, 2016
End Date
December 26, 2018
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Male or female aged \= 18 years old
  • 2\. Modified MRC dyspnoea scale grade 3 or 4
  • 3\. Diagnosis of either:
  • 3\.1\. Cancer
  • 3\.2\. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • 3\.3\. Interstitial lung disease (ILD)
  • 3\.4\. Chronic heart failure (New York Heart Association class III or IV)
  • 4\. On optimal treatment of the underlying condition in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 5\. Management of the underlying condition unchanged for the previous 1 week
  • 6\. Reversible causes of breathlessness optimally treated in the opinion of the identifying clinician

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Existing antidepressant use
  • 2\. Known contraindication to mirtazapine
  • 3\. Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the components of the mirtazapine or placebo (e.g. lactose intolerance)
  • 4\. Australia modified Karnofsky Performance Scale \=40
  • 5\. Pregnant or breast\-feeding women
  • 6\. Patients with acute cardiac events within 3 months of randomisation (myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, or significant cardiac conduction disturbance)
  • 7\. Patients with known hepatic impairment
  • 8\. Patients with known renal impairment
  • 9\. Patients with uncontrolled blood pressure
  • 10\. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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