A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study, Conducted Under In-House Blinding Conditions, to Examine the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Aprepitant for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting Associated With Emetogenic Chemotherapy in Adolescent Patients
aprepitant
+ ondansetron
+ dexamethasone
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
+ Vomiting
Prevention Study
Summary
Study start date: April 1, 2004
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.The duration of treatment is the first 4 days of one 28-day cycle (Cycle 1). Participants who successfully complete Cycle 1 may be eligible to participate for 9 subsequent optional, open-label, 28-day cycles.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.50 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Prevention Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 12 to 17 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Cycle 1: Participant is to be treated with an emetogenic chemotherapy regimen that includes either cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, or carboplatin, for a documented malignancy. OR Participant did not tolerate a previously administered chemotherapy regimen, for a documented malignancy, secondary to nausea and/or vomiting that is planned to be repeated. * Cycle 1: Participant has Karnofsky score ≥60 * Cycle 1: Participant has a predicted life expectancy of ≥3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Cycle 1: Participant will receive stem cell rescue therapy in conjunction with course of chemotherapy.
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.3 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalGroup II
Active ComparatorGroup III
Active ComparatorStudy Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives