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Comparison of the effectiveness of olanzapine, metoclopramide and domperidone for controlling chemotherapy related nausea and vomiting

Phase 2/3
Recruiting
Conditions
Neoplasms,
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/11/016359
Lead Sponsor
Jawaharlal Institute Of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Brief Summary

This trial is being conducted to identify the appropriate drug for chemotherapy induced breakthrough nausea and vomiting. Such trials comparing multiple drugs for controlling breakthrough nausea vomiting have not been done in Indian subcontinent. Presently there is no standard drug for break through emesis in both highly and moderately emetogenic chemotherapy induced breakthrough nausea and vomiting.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria

1.Histologically or cytologically confirmed malignant disease 2.Chemotherapy naïve patients 3.Scheduled to receive intravenous either single or multiday highly emetogenetic chemotherapy regimens or moderately emetogenic chemotherapy regimens.

Exclusion Criteria
  • 1.Patients with nausea in 24 h prior to beginning of chemotherapy 2.serum creatinine of >2.0 mg/dl, serum bilirubin of >2.0 mg/dl, SGOT or SGPT values of >3 times the upper limits of normal 3.Pregnant patients 4.Patients on chemotherapy for leukemia.
  • 5.Esophageal and stomach malignancies are excluded from the study.
  • 6.Patients on continuous, intermittent or concomitant oral chemotherapy 7.Patients on continuous, intermittent or concomitant oral chemotherapy or on opioid (morphine) treatment for pain control.
  • 8.Patients with known hypersensitivity to olanzapine, metoclopramide or domperidone, 9.Patients with cardiac arrhythmia, history of congestive heart failure, or acute myocardial infarction within the previous 6 months.
  • 10.Patients with known history of CNS disease (e.g., brain metastases, seizure disorder), or treatment with any antipsychotic agents such as risperidone, quetiapine, clozapine, phenothiazine or butyrophenone for 30 days prior to or during protocol therapy.
  • 11.Patients with concurrent abdominal radiotherapy.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess and compare the efficacy of metoclopramide, olanzapine, domperidone in symptom abolishment of chemotherapy induced breakthrough nausea and vomitingover 1 year of DM course
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess the use of second line rescue for treatment of breakthrough emesisover 1 year of DM course
To assess and compare QOL before and after onset of breakthrough CINV and use of study medicationsover 1 year of DM course
To assess and compare the side effect profile of metoclopramide, olanzapine, domperidone in the treatment of breakthrough vomitingover 1 year of DM course

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jawaharlal institute of post graduate medical education and research

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Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India

Jawaharlal institute of post graduate medical education and research
🇮🇳Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India
Bhanu Prakash Bandlamudi
Principal investigator
7760356346
bhanu691@gmail.com

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