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临床试验/EUCTR2019-002001-21-IE
EUCTR2019-002001-21-IE进行中(未招募)1 期

BETTER-B: BETter TreatmEnts for Refractory Breathlessness. An International, Multicentre, Randomised Controlled Pragmatic Trial of Mirtazapine to alleviate Breathlessness in Palliative and End of Life Care. - BETTER-B

niversity College Dublin0 个研究点目标入组 324 人开始时间: 2020年3月10日最近更新:
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阶段
1 期
状态
进行中(未招募)
发起方
入组人数
324

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研究设计

研究类型
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

入排标准

性别
All

入选标准

  • 1. Aged = 18 years old
  • 2. Diagnosed with:
  • -Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and/ori
  • - Interstitial lung disease (ILD), including chronic fibrotic lung disease following SARS-CoV-2 infection
  • 3. Breathlessness severity: Modified MRC (mMRC) breathlessness scale of:
  • -Grade 3 (I stop for breath after walking about 100 yards or after a
  • few minutes on level ground) or
  • -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 section 9.3.3 of the protocol 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):
  • a) postmenopausal (no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause), or
  • b) surgically sterile (hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy or bilateral oophorectomy), or
  • c) 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
  • Caregiver eligibility:
  • Caregivers will be identified by an included patient participant as the person closest to them, providing the patient participant is willing for them to be approached.
  • Caregivers must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible:
  • 1.Identified by an included patient as the person closest to them
  • 2.Aged =18 years old
  • 3.Able to complete questionnaires and assessments
  • 4.Able to provide written informed consent
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range: 0
  • F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
  • F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 162
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 162

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. Patients with acute cardiac events within 3 months prior to randomisation (myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, or significant cardiac conduction disturbance)
  • 7. Patients with jaundice or known hepatic impairment in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 8. Patients with known renal impairment in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 9. Patients with uncontrolled blood pressure in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 10. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 11. Patients with uncontrolled seizures, epilepsy or organic brain syndrome in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 12. Patients with severe depression or suicidal thoughts in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 13. Patients with a history of psychotic illness (schizophrenia, or other psychotic disturbances) in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 14. Patients with bipolar disorder, or a history of mania or hypomania in the opinion of the identifying clinician
  • 15. Patients currently enrolled in another interventional trial
  • 16. Patients with known congenital QT prolongation or family history for QT prolongation
  • 17. Use of medicines that cause QT prolongation such as macrolides and
  • typical antipsychotics (unless required in low-dose to relieve nausea, e.g.
  • haloperidol =5mg/24h, levomepromazine =25mg/24h).
  • 18.Patients with a known history of suicide-related events

研究者

发起方
niversity College Dublin

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