Patient Information and Antiemetic Drug Efficacy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 试验地点
- 8
研究概览
简要总结
RATIONALE: Patient education may improve the effectiveness of ondansetron in preventing nausea and vomiting in patients receiving chemotherapy.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well patient education works in preventing nausea and vomiting in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
详细描述
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether an educational intervention to enhance the effectiveness of ondansetron can prevent acute postchemotherapy nausea and emesis in cancer patients. II. Assess any potential effectiveness of the intervention on delayed postchemotherapy nausea and emesis in these patients. III. Examine the effect of the intervention on patient expectations.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double blind, multicenter study. Patients are stratified by center and chemotherapy agent (cisplatin vs carboplatin vs doxorubicin). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive standard educational materials. Arm II: Patients receive specific intervention material in addition to standard educational materials. Patients then complete a patient information questionnaire. Patients receive ondansetron orally or IV over 10-15 minutes in addition to the first 2 courses of chemotherapy. Patients complete a nausea and emesis questionnaire after each of their first 2 chemotherapy treatments.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 300 patients (150 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- 未提供
研究者
Gary Morrow
Director, URCC CCOP Research Base
University of Rochester
