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Breast CancerPhase 3NCT00363909

Citalopram in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Hot Flashes

A Phase 3 study testing citalopram hydrobromide in people with Breast Cancer and Hot Flashes, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 198 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Citalopram may help relieve hot flashes in women who had or have not had breast cancer. It is not yet known which dose of citalopram is more effective in treating hot flashes in postmenopausal women. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
What is being tested?
citalopram hydrobromide
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
254 participants
Where
198 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Nov 2006to Dec 2010
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Must meet 1 of the following criteria:
  • History of breast cancer
  • No current malignant disease
  • No history of breast cancer and refused estrogen replacement therapy due to perceived increased risk of breast cancer
  • Bothersome hot flashes, defined as hot flashes ≥ 14 times/week and of sufficient severity to make the patient desire therapeutic intervention
  • Presence of hot flashes ≥ 1 month prior to study entry
  • Hormone receptor status not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Female
  • Postmenopausal, as defined by 1 of the following criteria:
  • Absence of a menstrual period in the past 12 months
  • Bilateral oophorectomy
  • Absence of a menstrual period in the past 6 months with follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level > 40 mIU/mL
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy ≥ 6 months
  • Willing to provide blood samples during study participation
  • No history of allergic or other adverse reactions to citalopram hydrobromide or other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
  • No documented mania or hypomania

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior and no concurrent antineoplastic chemotherapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior and no concurrent androgens, estrogens, or progestational agents
  • At least 3 months since prior antidepressant use, including Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort)
  • Concurrent tamoxifen, raloxifene, or aromatase inhibitors allowed if on a constant dose for ≥ 4 weeks and continuing medication during study period
  • No other concurrent or planned agents for treating hot flashes (e.g., phenobarbital, megestrol, or clonidine)
  • Stable dose of vitamin E allowed as long as it was started > 30 days prior to study entry
  • Concurrent soy allowed
  • Concurrent gabapentin allowed for reasons other than hot flashes if on a constant dose for ≥ 1 month and continuing during study period

Trial locations and contacts

198 sites in 1 country.

198 sites in 1 country

United States198 sites

  • Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center

    Adrian, Michigan, 49221

  • Study site

    Alexandria, Minnesota, 56308

  • McFarland Clinic, PC

    Ames, Iowa, 50010

  • AnMed Cancer Center

    Anderson, South Carolina, 29621

  • Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106-0995

  • CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106

  • MBCCOP - Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center

    Augusta, Georgia, 30912

  • Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center

    Aurora, Illinois, 60507

  • St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus

    Beech Grove, Indiana, 46107

  • CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium

    Billings, Montana, 59101

  • Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings

    Billings, Montana, 59101

  • Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center

    Billings, Montana, 59101

  • St. Vincent Healthcare

    Billings, Montana, 59101

  • Billings Clinic Cancer Center

    Billings, Montana, 59107-5100

  • Deaconess Billings Clinic - Downtown

    Billings, Montana, 59107-7000

  • Bismarck Cancer Center

    Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501

  • Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center

    Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501

  • Mid Dakota Clinic, PC

    Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501

  • St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center

    Bismarck, North Dakota, 58502

  • St. Joseph Medical Center

    Bloomington, Illinois, 61701

  • Wood County Oncology Center

    Bowling Green, Ohio, 43402

  • Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center

    Bozeman, Montana, 59715

  • Fairview Ridges Hospital

    Burnsville, Minnesota, 55337

  • St. James Community Hospital

    Butte, Montana, 59701

  • Graham Hospital

    Canton, Illinois, 61520

  • Memorial Hospital

    Carthage, Illinois, 62321

  • Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403

  • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute

    Chanute, Kansas, 66720

  • Adena Regional Medical Center

    Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601

  • Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care

    Columbus, Ohio, 43214-3998

  • CCOP - Columbus

    Columbus, Ohio, 43215

  • Grant Riverside Cancer Services

    Columbus, Ohio, 43215

  • Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43222

  • Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health

    Columbus, Ohio, 43228

  • Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital

    Coon Rapids, Minnesota, 55433

  • Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822-0001

  • Grandview Hospital

    Dayton, Ohio, 45405

  • Good Samaritan Hospital

    Dayton, Ohio, 45406

  • David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital

    Dayton, Ohio, 45409

  • Samaritan North Cancer Care Center

    Dayton, Ohio, 45415

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton

    Dayton, Ohio, 45428

  • CCOP - Dayton

    Dayton, Ohio, 45429

  • Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center

    Dearborn, Michigan, 48123-2500

  • Grady Memorial Hospital

    Delaware, Ohio, 43015

  • Mercy Capitol Hospital

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50307

  • CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50309

  • John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50309

  • Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50309

  • Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50314

  • Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50314

  • John Stoddard Cancer Center

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50316-2301

  • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City

    Dodge City, Kansas, 67801

  • CCOP - Duluth

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805

  • Miller-Dwan Medical Center

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805

  • St. Mary's - Duluth Clinic Cancer Center

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805

  • Fairview Southdale Hospital

    Edina, Minnesota, 55435

  • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado

    El Dorado, Kansas, 67042

  • Elkhart General Hospital

    Elkhart, Indiana, 46515

  • Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Escanaba

    Escanaba, Michigan, 49431

  • Eureka Community Hospital

    Eureka, Illinois, 61530

  • Study site

    Fergus Falls, Minnesota, 56537

  • Blanchard Valley Medical Associates

    Findlay, Ohio, 45840

  • Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute

    Flint, Michigan, 48503

  • Hurley Medical Center

    Flint, Michigan, 48503

  • Central Wisconsin Cancer Program at Agnesian HealthCare

    Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 54935

  • Hematology-Oncology Associates of Fredericksburg, Incorporated

    Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22401

  • Fremont Memorial Hospital

    Fremont, Ohio, 43420

  • Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital

    Fridley, Minnesota, 55432

  • Galesburg Clinic

    Galesburg, Illinois, 61401

  • Galesburg Cottage Hospital

    Galesburg, Illinois, 61401

  • Great Falls Clinic

    Great Falls, Montana, 59405

  • Study site

    Great Falls, Montana, 59405

  • Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301-3526

  • Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54303

  • St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54303

  • St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54307-3508

  • Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center

    Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, 48236

  • Mason District Hospital

    Havana, Illinois, 62644

  • St. Peter's Hospital

    Helena, Montana, 59601

  • Hopedale Medical Complex

    Hopedale, Illinois, 61747

  • Dickinson County Healthcare System

    Iron Mountain, Michigan, 49801

  • Foote Hospital

    Jackson, Michigan, 49201

  • Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West

    Joliet, Illinois, 60435

  • Glacier Oncology, PLLC

    Kalispell, Montana, 59901

  • Kalispell Medical Oncology

    Kalispell, Montana, 59901

  • Kalispell Regional Medical Center

    Kalispell, Montana, 59901

  • Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital

    Kettering, Ohio, 45429

  • Kewanee Hospital

    Kewanee, Illinois, 61443

  • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman

    Kingman, Kansas, 67068

  • Howard Community Hospital at Howard Regional Health System

    Kokomo, Indiana, 46904

  • Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services

    La Porte, Indiana, 46350

  • Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, PC

    Lambertville, Michigan, 48144

  • Fairfield Medical Center

    Lancaster, Ohio, 43130

  • Sparrow Regional Cancer Center

    Lansing, Michigan, 48909

  • Southwest Medical Center

    Liberal, Kansas, 67901

  • Lima Memorial Hospital

    Lima, Ohio, 45804

  • Cancer Resource Center - Lincoln

    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68510

  • McDonough District Hospital

    Macomb, Illinois, 61455

  • Immanuel St. Joseph's Clinic

    Mankato, Minnesota, 56002

  • Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA at Maplewood Cancer Center

    Maplewood, Minnesota, 55109

  • Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital

    Marietta, Ohio, 45750

  • Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center

    Marinette, Wisconsin, 54143

  • Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa

    Mason City, Iowa, 50401

  • Northwest Ohio Oncology Center

    Maumee, Ohio, 43537

  • St. Luke's Hospital

    Maumee, Ohio, 43537

  • Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers

    Michigan City, Indiana, 46360

  • Middletown Regional Hospital

    Middletown, Ohio, 45044

  • Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407

  • Community Medical Center

    Missoula, Montana, 59801

  • Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness

    Missoula, Montana, 59804

  • Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center

    Missoula, Montana, 59807-7877

  • Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center

    Missoula, Montana, 59807

  • Community Cancer Center of Monroe

    Monroe, Michigan, 48162

  • Mercy Memorial Hospital System

    Monroe, Michigan, 48162

  • Chippewa County - Montevideo Hospital

    Montevideo, Minnesota, 56265

  • Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital

    Newark, Ohio, 43055

  • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton

    Newton, Kansas, 67114

  • BroMenn Regional Medical Center

    Normal, Illinois, 61761

  • Community Cancer Center

    Normal, Illinois, 61761

  • Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Oconto Falls

    Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, 54154

  • CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68106

  • Immanuel Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68122

  • Alegant Health Cancer Center at Bergan Mercy Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68124

  • Creighton University Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68131-2197

  • St. Charles Mercy Hospital

    Oregon, Ohio, 43616

  • Toledo Clinic - Oregon

    Oregon, Ohio, 43616

  • Community Hospital of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Illinois, 61350

  • Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa

    Ottawa, Illinois, 61350

  • McCreery Cancer Center at Ottumwa Regional

    Ottumwa, Iowa, 52501

  • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons

    Parsons, Kansas, 67357

  • Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital

    Pekin, Illinois, 61554

  • Proctor Hospital

    Peoria, Illinois, 61614

  • CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

    Peoria, Illinois, 61615

  • Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria

    Peoria, Illinois, 61615

  • Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

    Peoria, Illinois, 61636

  • OSF St. Francis Medical Center

    Peoria, Illinois, 61637

  • Illinois Valley Community Hospital

    Peru, Illinois, 61354

  • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt

    Pratt, Kansas, 67124

  • Perry Memorial Hospital

    Princeton, Illinois, 61356

  • Rapid City Regional Hospital

    Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701

  • Reid Hospital & Health Care Services, Incorporated

    Richmond, Indiana, 47374

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Medical Center

    Robbinsdale, Minnesota, 55422-2900

  • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • Rutherford Hospital

    Rutherfordton, North Carolina, 28139

  • Seton Cancer Institute - Saginaw

    Saginaw, Michigan, 48601

  • CentraCare Clinic - River Campus

    Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 56303

  • Coborn Cancer Center

    Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 56303

  • Lakeland Cancer Care Center at Lakeland Hospital - St. Joseph

    Saint Joseph, Michigan, 49085

  • CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

    Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416

  • Park Nicollet Health Services

    Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416

  • United Hospital

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102

  • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina

    Salina, Kansas, 67042

  • Firelands Regional Medical Center

    Sandusky, Ohio, 44870

  • North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated

    Sandusky, Ohio, 44870

  • Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital

    Sheridan, Wyoming, 82801

  • Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP

    Sioux City, Iowa, 51101

  • St. Luke's Regional Medical Center

    Sioux City, Iowa, 51104

  • Avera Cancer Institute

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105

  • Medical X-Ray Center, PC

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105

  • Sioux Valley Hospital and University of South Dakota Medical Center

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5039

  • CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium

    South Bend, Indiana, 46601

  • Memorial Hospital of South Bend

    South Bend, Indiana, 46601

  • Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center

    South Bend, Indiana, 46617

  • CCOP - Upstate Carolina

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303

  • Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303

  • St. Margaret's Hospital

    Spring Valley, Illinois, 61362

  • Mercy Medical Center

    Springfield, Ohio, 45504

  • Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County

    Springfield, Ohio, 45505

  • Missouri Baptist Cancer Center

    St Louis, Missouri, 63131

  • Arch Medical Services, Incorporated at Center for Cancer Care Research

    St Louis, Missouri, 63141

  • Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park

    State College, Pennsylvania, 16801

  • Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Sturgeon Bay

    Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 54235

  • Flower Hospital Cancer Center

    Sylvania, Ohio, 43560

  • Mercy Hospital of Tiffin

    Tiffin, Ohio, 44883

  • Toledo Hospital

    Toledo, Ohio, 43606

  • St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center

    Toledo, Ohio, 43608

  • Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center

    Toledo, Ohio, 43614

  • CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital

    Toledo, Ohio, 43617

  • Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic

    Toledo, Ohio, 43623

  • UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center

    Troy, Ohio, 45373-1300

  • Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital

    Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136

  • Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801

  • CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801

  • Ridgeview Medical Center

    Waconia, Minnesota, 55387

  • St. John Macomb Hospital

    Warren, Michigan, 48093

  • Fulton County Health Center

    Wauseon, Ohio, 43567

  • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington

    Wellington, Kansas, 67152

  • Mount Carmel Cancer Services at Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital

    Westerville, Ohio, 43081

  • Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review

    Wichita, Kansas, 67203

  • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower

    Wichita, Kansas, 67208

  • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214

  • CCOP - Wichita

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214

  • Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214

  • Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18711

  • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield

    Winfield, Kansas, 67156

  • Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Woodbury

    Woodbury, Minnesota, 55125

  • Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital

    Xenia, Ohio, 45385

  • Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital

    Zanesville, Ohio, 43701

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About this study

Official title: Phase III Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of Citalopram for the Treatment of Hot Flashes

RATIONALE: Citalopram may help relieve hot flashes in women who had or have not had breast cancer. It is not yet known which dose of citalopram is more effective in treating hot flashes in postmenopausal women.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying three different doses of citalopram to compare how well they work in treating postmenopausal women with hot flashes.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Evaluate the efficacy of three different doses of citalopram hydrobromide on hot flash scores in postmenopausal women with a history of breast cancer or in postmenopausal women who do not wish to take estrogen replacement therapy for fear of increased risk of breast cancer.

Secondary

  • Compare the side effect profile of these regimens in these patients.
  • Compare the effects of these regimens on the secondary outcome of mood and interference with activities from hot flashes.
  • Determine if CYP2C19 and CYP2D6 polymorphisms predict efficacy of various doses of citalopram hydrobromide.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to age (18-49 years vs ≥ 50 years), tamoxifen (yes vs no), selective estrogen-receptor modulators (SERMs) (yes vs no), aromatase inhibitors (yes vs no), duration of hot flashes (< 9 months vs ≥ 9 months), and frequency of hot flashes per day (< 4 vs 4-9 vs ≥ 10). Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms.

  • Arm I (low-dose citalopram hydrobromide): Patients receive 1 tablet of oral citalopram once daily in weeks 2-7.
  • Arm II (medium-dose citalopram hydrobromide): Patients receive 1 tablet of oral citalopram once daily in week 2 and 2 tablets once daily in weeks 3-7.
  • Arm III (high-dose citalopram hydrobromide): Patients receive 1 tablet of oral citalopram once daily in week 2, 2 tablets once daily in week 3, and 3 tablets once daily in weeks 4-7.
  • Arm IV (placebo): Patients receive 1-3 placebo tablets once daily in weeks 2-7. All patients complete a diary of hot flash incidence in weeks 1-7 and undergo blood collection periodically during study treatment for translational research studies.

A Symptom Experience diary is completed weekly and Profile of Mood States and Hot Flash-Related Interference Scale questionnaires are completed at baseline and in week 7.

Being tested
citalopram hydrobromide, placebo
Keywords
psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment, hot flashes, breast cancer
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Hot Flashes

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • citalopram hydrobromideDrug

  • placeboOther

Study groups in NCT00363909
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
low-dose citalopram hydrobromideExperimentalPatients receive 1 tablet of oral citalopram once daily in weeks 2-7. All patients complete a diary of hot flash incidence in weeks 1-7 and undergo blood collection periodically during study treatment for translational research studies.
Receives: Drug: citalopram hydrobromide
medium-dose citalopram hydrobromideExperimentalPatients receive 1 tablet of oral citalopram once daily in week 2 and 2 tablets once daily in weeks 3-7. All patients complete a diary of hot flash incidence in weeks 1-7 and undergo blood collection periodically during study treatment for translational research studies.
Receives: Drug: citalopram hydrobromide
high-dose citalopram hydrobromideExperimentalPatients receive 1 tablet of oral citalopram once daily in week 2, 2 tablets once daily in week 3, and 3 tablets once daily in weeks 4-7. All patients complete a diary of hot flash incidence in weeks 1-7 and undergo blood collection periodically during study treatment for translational research studies.
Receives: Drug: citalopram hydrobromide
placeboPlacebo comparatorPatients receive 1-3 placebo tablets once daily in weeks 2-7. All patients complete a diary of hot flash incidence in weeks 1-7 and undergo blood collection periodically during study treatment for translational research studies.
Receives: Other: placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Difference in average hot flash score from baseline until week 7 of treatment

    Measured: Up to 7 weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)

  1. Toxicity

    Measured: Up to 7 weeks

  2. Mood- and hot flash-related daily interference with activities

    Measured: Up to 7 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Aug 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2006
  3. Primary completionJun 2007
  4. Study completionDec 2010

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
254 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00363909
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCCTG-N05C9
Other IDs
NCI-2012-02699, CDR0000489567
Status last verified
Dec 2016
First submitted
10 Aug 2006
Last updated
13 Dec 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Barton DL, LaVasseur BI, Sloan JA, Stawis AN, Flynn KA, Dyar M, Johnson DB, Atherton PJ, Diekmann B, Loprinzi CL. Phase III, placebo-controlled trial of three doses of citalopram for the treatment of hot flashes: NCCTG trial N05C9. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jul 10;28(20):3278-83. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.26.6379. Epub 2010 May 24.

    PubMed 20498389

  • Barton DL, LaVasseur B, Sloan JA, et al.: A phase III trial evaluating three doses of citalopram for hot flashes: NCCTG trial N05C9. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 26 (Suppl 15): A-9538, 2008.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing citalopram hydrobromide in people with Breast Cancer and Hot Flashes, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 198 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Dec 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 198 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Difference in average hot flash score from baseline until week 7 of treatment (time frame: Up to 7 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00363909, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Dec 2016.

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