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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2004-004620-12-GB
EUCTR2004-004620-12-GB
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1

Assessment of normal release morphine in the management of dyspnoea

Royal Marsden Hospital0 sites30 target enrollmentFebruary 17, 2005

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Breathlessness of any cause in cancer patients are identified and treated with normal release morphine which has been shown to be both effective and safe.The idea of the trial is to see if there will be an added benefit to gentle dose increments. There are no placebos used.
Sponsor
Royal Marsden Hospital
Enrollment
30
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 17, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Royal Marsden Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • ?A score of equal or more than 3 on the Modified Borg scale at rest
  • ?Cancer diagnosis
  • ?Inpatient at The Royal Marsden Hospital
  • ?Aged over 18 years
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
  • F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range
  • F.1\.3 Elderly (\>\=65 years) yes
  • F.1\.3\.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

  • ?A score for breathlessness of less than 3 on the Modified Borg scale at rest
  • ?Non cancer diagnosis
  • ?Cognitive impairment
  • ?Planned therapeutic procedure / anticancer treatment for breathlessness during the trial time.
  • ?Patients taking opioids for moderate to severe pain e.g morphine, fentanyl, oxycodone.
  • ?Aged under 18 years

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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