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NauseaPhase 3NCT00475085

Prevention of Delayed Nausea A Phase III Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

A Phase 3 study testing aprepitant, dexamethasone and granisetron hydrochloride in people with Nausea, run by Joseph Roscoe at 16 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: Antiemetic drugs, such as granisetron, dexamethasone, prochlorperazine, aprepitant, and palonosetron, may help lessen or prevent nausea. It is not yet known which combination of antiemetic drugs is more effective in preventing nausea caused by chemotherapy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Nausea
What is being tested?
aprepitant, dexamethasone and granisetron hydrochloride
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
1,021 participants
Where
16 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Dec 2006to Dec 2012
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Have a diagnosis of cancer and be chemotherapy naive.
  • Must be scheduled to receive a chemotherapy treatment containing doxorubicin hydrochloride, epirubicin hydrochloride, cisplatin, carboplatin, or oxaliplatin (any dose or schedule) without concurrent radiotherapy or interferon treatment
  • Chemotherapy may be for adjuvant, neoadjuvant, curative or palliative intent.
  • Dose-dense regimens (e.g. chemotherapy with doxorubicin or epirubicin given every two weeks)are allowed.
  • For the purposes of this study, Day 1 of chemotherapy will be defined as the day of administration of cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin, doxorubicin or epirubicin.
  • Regimens with multiple-day doses of doxorubicin, epirubicin, cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin, dacarbazine, hexamethylmelamine, nitrosoureas, or streptozocin are not allowed. Chemotherapy agents, other than those listed above, may be given orally, intravenously, or by continuous infusion on one or multiple days.
  • Able to understand English

Who cannot join

  • No symptomatic brain metastases
  • No concurrent or impending bowel obstruction
  • Regimens containing liposomal doxorubicin or cisplatin are not allowed.
  • No concurrent pimozide, terfenadine, astemizole, or cisapride
  • No concurrent doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome or cisplatin
  • No concurrent multiple-day doses of dacarbazine, altretamine, nitrosoureas, streptozocin, cisplatin, carboplatin, or oxaliplatin

Trial locations and contacts

16 sites in 1 country.

16 sites in 1 country

United States16 sites
  • CCOP - Columbus

    Columbus, Ohio, 43215

  • CCOP - Dayton

    Dayton, Ohio, 45429

  • CCOP - Central Illinois

    Decatur, Illinois, 62526

  • CCOP - Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York

    East Syracuse, New York, 13057

  • CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

    Goldsboro, North Carolina, 27534-9479

  • CCOP - Grand Rapids

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503

  • CCOP - Greenville

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29615

  • CCOP - Kalamazoo

    Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007-3731

  • CCOP - Kansas City

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64131

  • CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106

  • CCOP - North Shore University Hospital

    Manhassett, New York, 11030

  • CCOP - Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation

    Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449

  • MBCCOP - Gulf Coast

    Mobile, Alabama, 36695

  • CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

    Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416

  • CCOP - Northwest

    Tacoma, Washington, 98405-0986

  • CCOP - Wichita

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882

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About this study

RATIONALE: Antiemetic drugs, such as granisetron, dexamethasone, prochlorperazine, aprepitant, and palonosetron, may help lessen or prevent nausea. It is not yet known which combination of antiemetic drugs is more effective in preventing nausea caused by chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is comparing different combinations of granisetron, dexamethasone, prochlorperazine, aprepitant, and palonosetron to see how well they work in preventing nausea in patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Compare the efficacy of palonosetron hydrochloride and dexamethasone followed by prochlorperazine with vs without dexamethasone in preventing delayed nausea in women with chemotherapy-naive breast cancer. (Arms I and IV)
  • Determine if palonosetron hydrochloride is more effective than granisetron hydrochloride in controlling treatment-related delayed nausea in these patients. (Arms I and II)
  • Determine if the currently recommended antiemetic guideline of aprepitant combined with palonosetron hydrochloride and dexamethasone is the most effective antiemetic regimen for controlling treatment-related delayed nausea in these patients. (Arms III and IV)

Secondary

  • Determine if the addition of dexamethasone to prochlorperazine is more effective than the same regimen without dexamethasone for reducing interference with functioning caused by chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in these patients. (Arms I and IV)
  • Determine if palonosetron hydrochloride is more effective than granisetron hydrochloride for reducing interference with functioning caused by chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in these patients. (Arms I and II)
  • Determine if the currently recommended antiemetic guideline of aprepitant combined with palonosetron hydrochloride and dexamethasone is the most effective antiemetic regimen for reducing interference with functioning due to chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in these patients. (Arms III and IV)

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to CCOP center and gender. Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms. Patients receive study treatment approximately 30 minutes before their scheduled first chemotherapy treatment.

  • Arm I: Patients receive palonosetron hydrochloride IV, dexamethasone IV, and oral placebo once on day 1 and oral prochlorperazine 3 times daily and another oral placebo once daily on days 2 and 3.
  • Arm II: Patients receive granisetron hydrochloride IV, dexamethasone IV, and oral placebo once on day 1 and oral prochlorperazine 3 times daily and another oral placebo once daily on days 2 and 3.
  • Arm III: Patients receive palonosetron hydrochloride IV and dexamethasone IV once on day 1, oral aprepitant once daily on days 1-3, and oral dexamethasone once daily and oral placebo twice daily on days 2 and 3.
  • Arm IV: Patients receive palonosetron hydrochloride IV, dexamethasone IV, and oral placebo once on day 1 and oral prochlorperazine 3 times daily and oral dexamethasone once daily on days 2 and 3.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline and on day 4. Nausea and vomiting, fatigue, sleep quality, exercise, and the need for rescue medication (metoclopramide) are assessed on days 1-4.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 890 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions
Nausea
Being tested
aprepitant, dexamethasone, granisetron hydrochloride, palonosetron hydrochloride, prochlorperazine
Keywords
nausea and vomiting, recurrent breast cancer, stage I breast cancer, stage II breast cancer, stage IIIA breast cancer, stage IIIB breast cancer, stage IIIC breast cancer, stage IV breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer, male breast cancer
Medical subject headings
Nausea, Vomiting, Breast Neoplasms, Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms, Male

What participants receive

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

  • aprepitantDrug

    Also called Emend

    Given orally or IV

  • dexamethasoneDrug

    Also called Decadron

    Given orally or IV

  • granisetron hydrochlorideDrug

    Also called Kytril

    Given orally or IV

  • palonosetron hydrochlorideDrug

    Also called Aloxi

    Given orally or IV

  • prochlorperazineDrug

    Also called Compazine

    Given orally or IV

  • placeboDrug

    Given orally

Study groups in NCT00475085
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm IActive comparatorPatients receive palonosetron hydrochloride IV, dexamethasone IV, and oral placebo once on day 1 and oral prochlorperazine 3 times daily and another oral placebo once daily on days 2 and 3.
Receives: Drug: dexamethasone; Drug: palonosetron hydrochloride; Drug: prochlorperazine; Drug: placebo
Arm IIExperimentalPatients receive granisetron hydrochloride IV, dexamethasone IV, and oral placebo once on day 1 and oral prochlorperazine 3 times daily and another oral placebo once daily on days 2 and 3.
Receives: Drug: dexamethasone; Drug: granisetron hydrochloride; Drug: prochlorperazine; Drug: placebo
Arm IIIActive comparatorPatients receive palonosetron hydrochloride IV and dexamethasone IV once on day 1, oral aprepitant once daily on days 1-3, and oral dexamethasone once daily and oral placebo twice daily on days 2 and 3.
Receives: Drug: aprepitant; Drug: dexamethasone; Drug: palonosetron hydrochloride; Drug: placebo
Arm IVExperimentalPatients receive palonosetron hydrochloride IV, dexamethasone IV, and oral placebo once on day 1 and oral prochlorperazine 3 times daily and oral dexamethasone once daily on days 2 and 3.
Receives: Drug: dexamethasone; Drug: palonosetron hydrochloride; Drug: prochlorperazine; Drug: placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. Home Record: Severity of Delayed Nausea

    1=not at all nauseated to 7=extremely nauseated, therefore higher values are worse

    Measured: average of day 1 afternoon, evening and night, and all of days 2 and 3

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 May 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2006
  3. Primary completionDec 2012

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
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
1,021 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00475085
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000544841
Other IDs
U10CA037420, URCC-U1105
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
16 May 2007
Last updated
10 Nov 2015
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Roscoe JA, Heckler CE, Morrow GR, Mohile SG, Dakhil SR, Wade JL, Kuebler JP. Prevention of delayed nausea: a University of Rochester Cancer Center Community Clinical Oncology Program study of patients receiving chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Sep 20;30(27):3389-95. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.39.8123. Epub 2012 Aug 20.

    PubMed 22915657

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing aprepitant, dexamethasone and granisetron hydrochloride in people with Nausea, run by Joseph Roscoe at 16 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?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. 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 10 Nov 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 16 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. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 4 Nov 2013). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Home Record: Severity of Delayed Nausea (time frame: average of day 1 afternoon, evening and night, and all of days 2 and 3). 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 NCT00475085, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 10 Nov 2015.

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