Androcur Effects on Quality of Life

NCT ID: NCT00908674

Last Updated: 2010-04-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

245 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-06-30

Study Completion Date

2010-01-31

Brief Summary

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Androcur is an antiandrogenic drug, which blocks the action of male sex hormones. Androcur is used for treatment of advanced prostate cancer. This study investigates the effect of Androcur on quality of life of prostate cancer patients who are taking the drug for 12 months

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Prostate Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Group 1

Cyproterone acetate (Androcur)

Intervention Type DRUG

The study drug will be administered either as monotherapy or in combination with other interventions (surgical castration or LHRH analogue treatment).

Daily dosage as monotherapy: 200-300 mg cyproterone acetate. Daily dosage following surgical castration: 100-200 mg cyproterone acetate. Daily dosage in combination with an LHRH-analogue: 100-200 mg cyproterone acetate.

Administration period: 12 months.

Interventions

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Cyproterone acetate (Androcur)

The study drug will be administered either as monotherapy or in combination with other interventions (surgical castration or LHRH analogue treatment).

Daily dosage as monotherapy: 200-300 mg cyproterone acetate. Daily dosage following surgical castration: 100-200 mg cyproterone acetate. Daily dosage in combination with an LHRH-analogue: 100-200 mg cyproterone acetate.

Administration period: 12 months.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
* Inoperable prostate tumor or progradiated after surgery/ irradiation therapy
* Locally advanced tumor or distant metastases is present

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient not fulfil the recruitment criteria
* Liver disease; Dubin-Johnson syndrome; Rotor syndrome; previous or existing liver tumours (in carcinoma of the prostate only if these are not due to metastases); wasting diseases (with the exception of carcinoma of the prostate); depression; previous or existing thromboembolic processes; diabetes with vascular changes; sickle-cell anaemia.
* As regards patients with prostatic carcinoma who have a history of thromboembolic processes and/or an existing sickle-cell anaemia, or diabetes with vascular changes, the risk:benefit ratio must be considered carefully in each individual case before the use of Androcur
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bayer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Bayer Hungária Kft.

Principal Investigators

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Bayer Study Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Bayer

Locations

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Many Locations, , Hungary

Site Status

Countries

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Hungary

Other Identifiers

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AC0710HU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

14166

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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