Gabapentin For the Control of Hot Flashes in Women With Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00022074

Last Updated: 2015-10-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-07-31

Study Completion Date

2005-06-30

Brief Summary

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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

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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.

Conditions

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Anxiety Disorder Breast Cancer Depression Hot Flashes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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gabapentin

Intervention Type DRUG

quality-of-life assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Diagnosis of breast cancer
* Experiencing 2 or more hot flashes per day for at least 1 week
* Hormone receptor status:

* Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* Not specified

Sex:

* Female

Menopausal status:

* Not specified

Performance status:

* Not specified

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* Not specified

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin normal
* SGOT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

Renal:

* Creatinine no greater than 1.25 times ULN

Cardiovascular:

* No coronary insufficiency
* No myocardial infarction within the past 3 months
* No symptomatic cardiac disease
* No peripheral vascular disease
* No cerebrovascular disease or stroke
* No syncope or symptomatic hypotension

Other:

* No history of allergic or other adverse reaction to gabapentin
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 1 week after study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* Not specified

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* Not specified

Surgery

* Not specified

Other

* No other concurrent anticonvulsant medication
* No concurrent clonidine or venlafaxine
Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gary Morrow

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gary Morrow

Director, University of Rochester NCORP Research Base

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kishan J. Pandya, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

James P. Wilmot Cancer Center

Locations

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MBCCOP - Gulf Coast

Mobile, Alabama, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Greater Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Incorporated

Denver, Colorado, United States

Site Status

MBCCOP - Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Central Illinois

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Northern New Jersey

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

CCOP - North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, New York, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Dayton

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Northwest

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Pandya KJ, Morrow GR, Roscoe JA, Zhao H, Hickok JT, Pajon E, Sweeney TJ, Banerjee TK, Flynn PJ. Gabapentin for hot flashes in 420 women with breast cancer: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2005 Sep 3-9;366(9488):818-24. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67215-7.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 16139656 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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URCC-U2101

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-P01-0183

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000068780

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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