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临床试验/ISRCTN15751764
ISRCTN15751764进行中(未招募)3 期

An international, multicentre, randomised controlled pragmatic trial of mirtazapine to alleviate breathlessness in palliative and end of life care (Australian arm)

niversity of Technology Sydney0 个研究点目标入组 20 人开始时间: 2020年6月9日最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
3 期
状态
进行中(未招募)
入组人数
20

研究概览

简要总结

2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39265600/ (added 16/09/2024)

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional

入排标准

性别
All

入选标准

  • 1. Aged =18 years old
  • 2. Diagnosed with:
  • 2.1.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and/or
  • 2.2.Interstitial lung disease (ILD)
  • 3. Breathlessness severity: Modified MRC breathlessness scale of:
  • 3.1.Grade 3 (I stop for breath after walking about 100 yards or after a few minutes on level ground) or
  • 3.2.Grade 4 (I am too breathless to leave the house or I am breathless when dressing or undressing)
  • 4. On optimal treatment of the underlying condition in the opinion of the identifying clinician (see the section 9.3.3 for guidance).
  • 5. Management of the underlying condition unchanged for the previous 2 weeks
  • 6. Reversible causes of breathlessness optimally treated in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 7. If female, must be (as documented in patient notes):
  • 7.1. Postmenopausal (no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause), or
  • 7.2. Surgically sterile (hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy or bilateral oophorectomy), or
  • 7.3. Using acceptable contraception (which must be continued for 7 days after the last dose of IMP)
  • 8. Able to complete questionnaires and trial assessments
  • 9. Able to provide written informed consent
  • 10. Identified by an included participant as the person closest to them
  • 11. Aged =18 years
  • 12. Able to complete questionnaires and assessments
  • 13. Able to provide written informed consent

排除标准

  • 1. Existing antidepressant use, or other serotonergic active substances (e.g. linezolid, St John’s wort)
  • 2. Known contraindication to mirtazapine
  • 3. Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the components of mirtazapine or placebo (e.g. lactose intolerance)
  • 4. Australia modified Karnofsky Performance Scale =40
  • 5. Pregnant or breast-feeding women. For women of childbearing potential (those not post-menopausal or surgically sterile) this must be confirmed by a pregnancy test (urine) within 7 days prior to randomisation
  • 6. Acute cardiac events within 3 months prior to randomisation (e.g. myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, or significant cardiac conduction disturbance) in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 7. Jaundice or known hepatic impairment in the opinion of the identifying clinician (e.g. bilirubin >25micromol/L, and AST and ALT >2 times upper limit of normal )
  • 8. Known renal impairment in the opinion of the identifying clinician (e.g. creatinine >132micromol/L and eGFR <30mL/min/1.73m2 x)
  • 9. Uncontrolled blood pressure in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 10. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 11. Uncontrolled seizures, epilepsy or organic brain syndrome in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 12. Severe depression or suicidal thoughts in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 13. History of psychotic illness (schizophrenia, or other psychotic disturbances) in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 14. Bipolar disorder, or a history of mania or hypomania in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 15. Currently enrolled in another interventional trial
  • There are no specific exclusion criteria for caregivers.

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