Flecainide for the Treatment of Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Phase II Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 6
研究概览
简要总结
RATIONALE: Flecainide therapy may help patients with neuropathic pain live more comfortably.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of flecainide in treating patients with chronic neuropathic pain from cancer or AIDS.
详细描述
OBJECTIVES:
- Investigate the effectiveness of flecainide in the management of neuropathic pain.
OUTLINE: Patients are given a brief pain inventory (BPI) form to assess their pain upon enrollment in the study. Following a 7 day stabilization period, flecainide is administered. One capsule of flecainide is given twice a day on days 8-10, two capsules are given twice a day on days 11-14 and three capsules are given twice a day on days 15-21. BPI forms are completed on days 8, 15 and 22 to assess neuropathic pain.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 7-20 patients will be accrued for this study.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 120 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- •Chronic neuropathic pain with diagnosis of cancer or AIDS
- •PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- •Performance status:
- •Not specified
- •Life expectancy:
- •Not specified
- •Hematopoietic:
- •Not specified
- •SGOT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- •Creatinine no greater than 2 times ULN
- •Cardiovascular:
- •No clinical history of infarction or angina
- •No advanced heart failure
- •No sick sinus syndrome, intraventricular conduction disease, second or third degree AV block or arrhythmias requiring treatment (exception may be granted by cardiac consult)
- •No focal wall motion abnormalities
- •Ejection fraction at least 40%
- •Systolic blood pressure at least 90 mm Hg
- •Must be able to take oral medication
- •No known allergy or adverse reaction to flecainide, mexilitene or any other type I antiarrhythmic drug
- •Not pregnant or nursing
- •Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- •PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- •Biologic therapy:
- •Not specified
- •Chemotherapy:
- •At least 2 weeks since prior chemotherapy that may cause neuropathy
- •Endocrine therapy:
- •At least 2 weeks since prior corticosteroids
- •Radiotherapy:
- •Not specified
- •Not specified
- •No tricyclic antidepressant treatment within past 2 weeks
- •No concurrent use of flecainide, mexiletene or any other type I antiarrhythmic drug
排除标准
- 未提供
