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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2015-005110-30-IT
EUCTR2015-005110-30-IT
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1

A multicenter randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of fentanyl pectin nasal spray (FPNS) versus Physician Choice (PC) - Usual Care (UC), in reducing incidental predictable breakthrough pain (IP-BTP) at swallowing in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy - FAST RELIEF

FONDAZIONE IRCCS ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DEI TUMORI0 sites158 target enrollmentNovember 5, 2020

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Patients with head and neck cancer .
Sponsor
FONDAZIONE IRCCS ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DEI TUMORI
Enrollment
158
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
November 5, 2020
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Male and female aged 18 years or over
  • 2\.Diagnosis of stage III\-IV cancer of oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, salivary gland cancer.
  • 3\.Receiving radiation therapy (RT) with or without concurrent platinum based chemotherapy or cetuximab as first line treatment or as postoperative adjuvant treatment
  • 4\.Background pain managed with a stable fixed dose of opioid equivalent to 60mg oral morphine daily
  • 5\.Uncontrolled pain (IP\-BTP) during swallowing with an intensity \=4 on an 11\-point numeric scale (0\=no pain; 10\=worst possible pain). This pain will have to be measured with the ingestion of a solid/liquid food (depending on the ability to swallow or less solid foods of the patient at moment)
  • 6\.Patients able to receive a nasal spray therapy
  • 7\.Willing and able to sign an informed consent form
  • 8\.Females with childbearing potential must provide a negative pregnancy test and both males and females must be using adequate contraception during the study
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Patients with known metastatic disease.
  • 2\.Known hypersensitivity to opioids, to Fentanyl or to drugs used in the PC\-UC, and/or to study medications’ formulation ingredients.
  • 3\.Patients with impaired chemistry laboratory exams, assessed as routine clinical practice before radiotherapy start:
  • a.Hepatic function:
  • i.Total bilirubin \> 2 times the upper\-normal limit (ULN)
  • ii.ii. Serum transaminase \> 5 times ULN
  • b.Renal function:
  • i.Serum creatinine concentration \> 2 times ULN
  • 4\.Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  • 5\.Patients unlikely to comply with the protocol or unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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