Can Treatment With Bismuth Reduce Toxicity to Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy?

NCT ID: NCT00892502

Last Updated: 2013-09-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-05-31

Study Completion Date

2013-02-28

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with Bismuth can reduce the toxicity of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in patients with malignant diseases of the blood.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hematological Diseases Hematological Malignancies Blood Diseases Malignant Lymphoma Leukemia Multiple Myeloma

Keywords

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haematology haematological hematology hematological malignancy lymphoma myeloma leukemia blood diseases malignant bismuth

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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1

Bismuth tablets

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Bismuth tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

1000 mg x 2 for five days prior to chemotherapy/radiotherapy 500 mg x 2 for ten days during and after chemotherapy/radiotherapy

2

Placebo tablets, containing no active substance

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

1000 mg x 2 for five days prior to chemotherapy/radiotherapy 500 mg x 2 for ten days during and after chemotherapy/radiotherapy

Interventions

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Bismuth tablets

1000 mg x 2 for five days prior to chemotherapy/radiotherapy 500 mg x 2 for ten days during and after chemotherapy/radiotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo tablets

1000 mg x 2 for five days prior to chemotherapy/radiotherapy 500 mg x 2 for ten days during and after chemotherapy/radiotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients of 18 years or over referred to the Department of Haematology L, Herlev Hospital, with a view to 'cytostatic'? treatment of or radiotherapy for haematological malignancy

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant women and nursing mothers
* No informed consent from patient
* Known hyper sensitivity to bismuth or other tablet content
* Severe renal insufficiency with creatinin clearance below 25 ml/min.
* Patients receiving other treatment for protection of the mucous membrane except cryo treatment of the oral cavity (lumps of ice in the mouth)
* Other experimental treatment within past four weeks.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Per B Hansen, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Haematology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

Locations

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Department of Haematology L, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75

Herlev, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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2007-007652-34

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id