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临床试验/ISRCTN75684296
ISRCTN75684296已完成未知

A multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-design trial of the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous tetrodotoxin (Tectin) for moderate to severe inadequately controlled cancer-related pain

Wex Pharmaceuticals Inc (Canada)0 个研究点目标入组 82 人开始时间: 2005年11月7日最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
未知
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
82

研究概览

简要总结

2008 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18243639/ (added 12/01/2021)

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional

入排标准

性别
All

入选标准

  • 1. Male or female 18 years of age and over
  • 2. In-patients or out-patients with a diagnosis of cancer
  • 3. Stable but inadequately controlled pain with current therapy for at least two weeks
  • 4. Patients must be experiencing somatic, visceral and/or neuropathic pain related to cancer
  • 5. Pain intensity, assessed by Question #3 of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI short form) meets the definition of 'moderate' (score of 4-5) or 'severe' (score of 6-10) pain
  • 6. Life expectancy of >3 months
  • 7. Ability to communicate well with the Investigator and to comply with the requirements of the entire study
  • 8. Willingness to give written informed consent (prior to any study-related procedures being performed) and to be able to adhere to the study restrictions, appointments, and examination schedule

排除标准

  • 1. Planned initiation of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or bisphosphonates within 30 days prior to randomization
  • 2. Use of anaesthetics
  • 3. Use of lidocaine and other types of antiarrhythmic drugs
  • 4. Use of scopolamine and acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting drugs such as physostigmine
  • 5. History of CO2 retention, or SaO2 <90% either on room air or O2 of not greater than 2-4 l/min by nasal cannula
  • 6. Second or third degree heart block or prolonged QTc interval (corrected for rate) on screening electrocardiogram(ECG) (confirmed >450 msec on repeated occasion) or any other active cardiac arrhythmia or abnormality that could constitute a clinical risk
  • 7. Coagulation or bleeding defects if in the opinion of the Investigator this represents a risk to the subject considering the subcutaneous (sc) route of administration
  • 8. Known hypersensitivity to puffer fish, tetrodotoxin and/or its derivatives
  • 9. Received an investigational agent within 30 days prior to screening or who is scheduled to receive an investigational drug other than tetrodotoxin during the course of the study
  • 10. Previous use of tetrodotoxin
  • 11. Females who are lactating or at risk of pregnancy (i.e. sexually active with fertile males and not using an adequate form of birth control)
  • 12. Females with a positive serum pregnancy test at screening or positive urine pregnancy test on admission to study site
  • 13. Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigators, is likely to interfere with the successful collection of the measures required for the study or poses a risk to the patient

研究者

发起方
Wex Pharmaceuticals Inc (Canada)

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