Status:

TERMINATED

Prospective Randomized Open Label Study of the Treatment of Therapy-associated Diarrhea During Percutaneous Radiation Therapy of the Small Pelvis. - Comparison of Loperamide and Tincture of Opium -

Lead Sponsor:

Philipps University Marburg

Collaborating Sponsors:

Maros Arznei GmbH

Conditions:

Diarrhea

Enteritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Therapy-associated diarrhea during radiation therapy of small pelvis (including enteritis as a result of radiation therapy and enteritis as a result of radiation- and chemotherapy) is a common problem...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Patients who will undergo a percutaneous radiation therapy in the area of the small pelvis. This includes patients with following malignancies: rectal carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, cervix carcinoma.
  • Diarrhea grade 1 and grade 2 (Classification NCI-CTCAE Version 3.0)
  • ECOG-Grade 0-2
  • Enlightenment and written declaration of consent to the participation.

Exclusion

  • Pregnant patients or patients in lactation period.
  • Severe dysfunction of liver or kidneys
  • Injury or illness of brain e.g. increased intracranial pressure, cerebral arteriosclerosis
  • Epilepsy
  • Hypersensitivity to components of loperamide or tincture of opium
  • Ileus
  • Toxic megacolon
  • Pseudomembranous colitis/ antibiotic-associated colitis
  • Diarrhea associated with fever and bloody stools
  • Acute increase of colitis ulcerous or bacterial colitis caused by invasive pathogenes
  • Severe respiratory dysfunction or severely limited lung function e.g. bronchial asthma, bronchitis
  • Dysfunctional draining of biliary area, biliary colics.
  • Concomitant or earlier addiction of alcohol or opiates
  • Severe heart disease
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Acute hepatic porphyria
  • Cor pulmonale
  • Morbus Addison
  • Severe hypothyroidism
  • Organisational problems or circumstances which prevent a complete collection of required data
  • Artificial anus
  • Participation in a clinical trial within the last 30 days before involvement
  • Participation in an other clinical trial at the same time

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 5 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 29 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

1 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00444093

Start Date

March 5 2007

End Date

February 29 2008

Last Update

May 11 2023

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