Glutamine for the Prevention of Radiation Toxicity in Subjects Conserving Therapy

NCT ID: NCT02012608

Last Updated: 2019-05-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

14 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-06-30

Study Completion Date

2019-04-30

Brief Summary

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This study is a single-centered, double-blind, two-arm randomized study to determine if oral glutamine will reduce radiation toxicity for the subjects undergoing Breast Conserving Therapy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Glutamine

Powdered Glutamine, 10.0 grams by mouth three times a day (TID) for 30 days, so that daily dose is 30 grams per day

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Glutamine

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral glutamine for subjects undergoing breast conserving therapy

Placebo

Powdered Dextrose, 8.33 grams by mouth TID for 30 days, so that daily dose is 25 grams per day

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

For subjects undergoing breast conserving therapy

Interventions

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Glutamine

Oral glutamine for subjects undergoing breast conserving therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

For subjects undergoing breast conserving therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Gln Q Dextrose Dextrose monohydrate Sugar

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject have been diagnosed with Stage I or II invasive breast cancer
* Subject will undergo Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) as part of Breast Conserving Therapy (BCT)
* Subject is eligible for APBI based on American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) criteria
* Subject is 18 years of age or older
* Subject is female

Exclusion Criteria

* History of uncontrolled, clinically significant lung, heart, endocrine, liver, or renal disease
* Subject has been diagnosed with any other cancer
* Subject has a known hypersensitivity reaction to the following: oral glutamine (GLN), glutamate, monosodium glutamate (MSG) (i.e., Chinese restaurant syndrome)
* Subject has history of collagen vascular disease
* Subject has been diagnosed with Diabetes mellitus I or II
* Subject has had any prior breast radiation
* Subject is pregnant or breastfeeding
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Arkansas

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Loverd Peacock, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Arkansas

Yihong Kaufmann, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Arkansas

Locations

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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202253

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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