Last updated: April 14, 2024
Sponsor: Beni-Suef University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting
Phase
2
Condition
Neurologic Disorders
Treatment
Duloxetine augmented with amitriptyline (as combined therapy)
Duloxetine augmented with gabapentin
Duloxetine alone
Clinical Study ID
NCT06091553
IORG0006240
Ages 18-75 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
- -Patients of any age must have histologically or cytologically confirmed cancer by theLaboratory of Pathology.
- Patients must sign an informed consent form (ICF) voluntarily and be able tounderstand and comply with the requirements of the study;
- Patients must be 18 to 75 years of age (including cut-offs) on the date of signing theinformed consent form, regardless of gender;
- Patients must received treatment with a chemotherapy regimen .
- Patients must have ≥ grade 1 sensory chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)with NRS ≥ 4/10 according to the NCI Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v.5.0 grading scale
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS): 0-2;
- Expected survival of ≥ 3 months
- There is no maximum number of prior medical therapies.
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologiccomposition to duloxetine, amitriptyline and gabapentin
- Pregnant women are excluded from this study.
- Life expectancy less than 6 months
- Inability or unwillingness to comply with research protocols.
- Patients with the presence of active brain or meningeal metastases.
- Patients with the presence of uncontrolled closed-angle glaucoma.
- Patients with the presence of neuropathy caused by any type of nerve compression asdiabetes.
- The presence of mental illness, epilepsy, mania, suicidal depression, dementia oralcohol or drug abuse that may have an impact on compliance with trial requirements.
- The presence of comorbid cardiovascular disease, including but not limited to: (1) NewYork Heart Association (NYHA) criteria ≥ grade 2 heart failure; (2) severe/unstableangina pectoris; (3) myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident within 6 monthsprior to first dose; (4) atrial fibrillation and supraventricular or ventriculararrhythmias requiring treatment; (5) pre-existing symptomatic superior vena cavasyndrome; (6) corrected QT interval (QTc) > 450 ms (men); QTc > 470 ms (women); (7)hypertensive disease not controlled by antihypertensive medication: systolic bloodpressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg;
- Patients with other medical history or evidence of disease that has the potential toconfound trial results are excluded from the study,
Study Design
Total Participants: 160
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Duloxetine augmented with amitriptyline (as combined therapy)
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
October 10, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2024
Connect with a study center
Beni-Seuf University Hospital
Banī Suwayf,
EgyptActive - Recruiting
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