Study for The Prevention Of Nausea in Cancer Patients Receiving Highly Emetogenic Cisplatin Based Chemotherapy - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	GlaxoSmithKline
Information provided by:	GlaxoSmithKline
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00169572

Purpose

This study was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of an investigational agent administered in addition to a standard anti-emetic regimen for the treatment of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Nausea and Vomiting Chemotherapy-Induced	Drug: Aprepitant Drug: Ondansetron Drug: GW679769 Drug: Dexamethasone	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Nausea and Vomiting

Drug Information available for: Cisplatin Dexamethasone Dexamethasone acetate Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Doxiproct plus Ondansetron Ondansetron hydrochloride Aprepitant GW679769

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	See Detailed Description

Further study details as provided by GlaxoSmithKline:

Primary Outcome Measures:

The number of subjects who do not experience vomiting, retching or nausea over a 5 day period following the initiation of chemotherapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Routine physical exam findings, vital signs, routine clinical laboratory tests, clinical monitoring and/or observation, and adverse events reporting.

Estimated Enrollment:	492
Study Start Date:	February 2005

Detailed Description:

Phase II Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo and Active-Controlled, Dose-Ranging, Parallel Group Study of the Safety and Efficacy of The Oral Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist, GW679769 in Combination with Ondansetron Hydrochloride and Dexamethasone for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Cancer Subjects Receiving Highly Emetogenic Cisplatin-based Chemotherapy.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

Willing to provide a written informed consent prior to receiving any study-specific procedures or assessments.
Diagnosed with a solid malignant tumour and has not previously received chemotherapy.
Scheduled to receive chemotherapy conducive to regimens outlined in the study protocol.

Exclusion criteria:

Not received any investigational product within 30 days of enrolment into the study.
Must not be pregnant.
Must not be of childbearing potential or is willing to use specific barrier methods outlined in the protocol.
Must not be scheduled to receive radiation therapy to the abdomen or to the pelvis within seven (7) days prior to starting study medication.
Must not be currently under treatment for a condition which may cause nausea or vomiting (i.e., active peptic ulcer disease, gastric obstruction).
Must not have a history of peptic ulcer disease.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00169572

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Sponsors and Collaborators

GlaxoSmithKline

Investigators

Study Director:

GSK Clinical Trials, MD

GlaxoSmithKline

More Information

Responsible Party:	GSK ( Study Director )
Study ID Numbers:	NKV20001
Study First Received:	September 9, 2005
Last Updated:	December 4, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00169572
Health Authority:	Italy: The Italian Medicines Agency

Keywords provided by GlaxoSmithKline:

Nausea
Vomiting
Emesis
Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting
CINV

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Dexamethasone
Signs and Symptoms
Vomiting
Cisplatin
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

Nausea
Ondansetron
Serotonin
Dexamethasone acetate
Aprepitant

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Psychotropic Drugs
Antiemetics
Hormones
Serotonin Antagonists
Therapeutic Uses
Antipruritics
Dermatologic Agents

Tranquilizing Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Gastrointestinal Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
Antipsychotic Agents
Glucocorticoids
Pharmacologic Actions
Serotonin Agents
Autonomic Agents
Anti-Anxiety Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Central Nervous System Agents

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 13, 2009