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临床试验/NCT01278004
NCT01278004已完成2 期

A Randomised Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Ethosuximide 250mg Capsules for the Management of Chemotherapy Induced Painful Peripheral Neuropathy

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust2 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 15 人开始时间: 2010年5月最近更新:
适应症
干预措施
相关药物

试验速览

阶段
2 期
状态
已完成
入组人数
15
试验地点
2
主要终点
Reduction in pain intensity from baseline to endpoint as assessed on a Numerical Pain Rating scale.

研究概览

简要总结

This study is a drug trial of ethosuximide as a painkiller if you develop pain as a side effect of chemotherapy. Ethosuximide will be compared against placebo (an inactive substance) to test whether any response is a true effect of the drug, and not a 'placebo effect'.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Supportive Care
盲法
Double (Participant, Investigator)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Age >/= 18
  • Diagnosis of cancer
  • Willing and able to give informed consent to the CIN-E study and complete study questionnaires, this involves adequate understanding of written and spoken English (translators will not be used)
  • Chemotherapy-induced painful peripheral neuropathy as diagnosed by score of >12 on the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (S-LANSS) with a pain intensity rating of >4, on a 11 point numeric rating scale (0= no pain, 10= worst possible pain).
  • Duration of chemotherapy-induced painful peripheral neuropathy >4 weeks. Participant may either have completed chemotherapy, or be receiving ongoing chemotherapy.
  • Able to attend research centre according to the required visit schedule.
  • Diet allows bovine gelatine (present in both ethosuximide and placebo capsules)
  • Women of child-bearing potential must be using a reliable form of contraception i.e. oral contraceptives, a barrier method (condom or diaphragm), intra-uterine device or abstinence.

排除标准

  • Renal impairment (serum creatinine >1.5x normal level)
  • Deranged liver function (AST>3x normal level)
  • Patients currently taking any anti-depressant medication, for example fluoxetine, paroxetine, citalopram, venlafaxine, amitriptyline, or within the past week.
  • Patients currently taking any other anti-epileptic drug, including gabapentin, or within the past week.
  • Pregnancy
  • Allergy to succinimides, ethosuximide, methsuximide, phensuximide. Pre-exisitng painful peripheral neuropathy of any other cause.

研究组 & 干预措施

Placebo

Placebo Comparator

Placebo capsule

干预措施: Placebo (Drug)

Drug

Experimental

干预措施: Ethosuximide (Drug)

结局指标

主要结局

Reduction in pain intensity from baseline to endpoint as assessed on a Numerical Pain Rating scale.

时间窗: 6 weeks

次要结局

未报告次要终点

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Sponsor

研究点 (2)

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