The Effect of an Oral Supplement,TK3 (Tryptophan and Thiamine) on the Quality of Life and Chemotherapy Tolerance in Cancer Patients With Advanced Disease.

NCT ID: NCT03341286

Last Updated: 2017-11-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-11-30

Study Completion Date

2019-05-31

Brief Summary

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The product under investigation relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing a pyrimidine nitrogen base, thymine, and the essential amino acid tryptophan. This product seems to have effect on quality of life and enhance adverse affects of chemotherapy in cancer patients.

Detailed Description

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The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of TK3 on the quality of life of patients receiving anti-neoplastic chemotherapy. The secondary objectives are to evaluate the influence of TK3 on the side effects caused by anti-neoplastic chemotherapy, tolerance to this treatment and the safety of the use of the TK3 product in cancer patients, accompanying the appearance of non-characteristic effects of the existing cancer type .

Conditions

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Cancer Quality of Life Chemotherapy Effect Tryptophan Thiamine

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized, placebo-controlled
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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TK3

This is a oral supplement combination of tryptophan and thiamine called TK3 to be taken three times a day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TK3

Intervention Type DRUG

Tryptophan and thiamine as on oral supplement

Placebo

Placebo orally, to be taken three times a day

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

TK3

Intervention Type DRUG

Tryptophan and thiamine as on oral supplement

Interventions

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TK3

Tryptophan and thiamine as on oral supplement

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who agree to study procedures and sign the informed consent
* Patients 18 years of age or older;
* Patients undergoing oncologic treatment for advanced neoplasms. It is understood by advanced patient disease patients with unresectable or with distant metastases.
* Participants should present at least one (1) of the following clinical side effects that can be assessed according to CTCAE (Version 4.0): fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or mucositis.
* Patients with programming to receive at least 3 cycles of anti-neoplastic chemotherapy;
* Patients may be on radiotherapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Use of vitamin complex or concomitant food supplement;
* Current use or programming of parenteral diet use;
* Hypersensitivity to the components of the formula;
* Participation in another clinical study or use of any investigational product within 28 days prior to commencement of treatment in this clinical trial, unless the Investigator deems there to be a clinical benefit therefore;
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Faculdade de Medicina do ABC

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Daniel de Iracema Gomes Cubero

PHD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Faculdade de medicina do ABC-CEPHO

Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Facility Contacts

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Andressa Tamashiro

Role: primary

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Other Identifiers

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TK3b FII ABC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id