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Study NCT ID: NCT00022074
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2015-10-15
First Post: 2001-08-10

Brief Title: Gabapentin For the Control of Hot Flashes in Women With Breast Cancer
Sponsor: Gary Morrow
Organization: University of Rochester

Study Overview

Official Title: Control of Vasomotor Symptoms in Women Treated for Breast Cancer
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2015-10
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: RATIONALE Gabapentin may be effective for the control of hot flashes It is not yet known if gabapentin is effective in treating hot flashes

PURPOSE Randomized clinical trial to study the effectiveness of gabapentin in controlling hot flashes in women who have breast cancer
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES

Compare the effectiveness and side effects of 2 different doses of gabapentin vs placebo for the control of hot flashes and other vasomotor symptoms in women with breast cancer
Compare quality of life anxiety and depression in patients treated with these regimens

OUTLINE This is a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled multicenter study Patients are stratified according to participating center and duration of hot flash symptoms less than 9 months vs 9 or more months Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 arms

Arm I Patients receive oral placebo 3 times a day
Arm II Patients receive oral gabapentin at a low dose 3 times a day
Arm III Patients receive oral gabapentin as in arm II for 3 days and then at a high dose 3 times a day

Treatment on all arms continues for 8 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity After week 8 patients may receive open-label gabapentin at the discretion of their physicians

Hot flashes are assessed at baseline and then during weeks 3 and 7 of the study

Quality of life anxiety and depression are assessed at baseline and then at weeks 4 and 8

Patients are followed at week 12

PROJECTED ACCRUAL A total of 408 patients 136 per arm will be accrued for this study within 18 months

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Secondary IDs
Secondary ID Type Domain Link
NCI-P01-0183 None None None
URCC-U2101 None None None