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NCT05156060RecruitingPhase 1/2

Gabapentin & Ketamine for Prevention/Treatment of Acute/Chronic Pain in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Phase I/II Trial of Gabapentin Plus Ketamine for Prevention and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Primary or Adjuvant Chemoradiation

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Oct 2024 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a study to establish a safe and feasible dose for prophylactic use of a combination of gabapentin and ketamine in head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemoradiation.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
64 (estimated)
First submitted
30 Nov 2021
Start date
24 Jan 2022
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2025
Lead sponsor
Natalie Lockney
NCT number
NCT05156060

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 1/2
  • Planned participants: 64
  • From 24 Jan 2022 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Currently on gabapentin or ketamine
  • Prior non-tolerance of gabapentin or ketamine

Other illness

  • History of seizure disorder
  • History of schizophrenia
  • History of increased intracranial pressure

Other

  • Unable to administer ketamine intranasally due to anatomical restrictions
  • Glomerular filtration rate \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2

Who the study is looking for

  • Histologically proven cancer of the head and neck cancer
  • Locally advanced non-metastatic disease (T3N0M0, T4N0M0, T1-4N1-3M0)
  • Planned primary or adjuvant radiation or chemoradiation therapy
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent
  • ECOG PS 0-2
  • Age ≥ 21 years
  • English speaking

Age in the registry: 21 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
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NashvilleUnited StatesRecruiting

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