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A study to find out the effect of crushing and administering the tablets/capsules on the drug levels in the blood

A comparative study to evaluate the effect of administering whole versus crushed solid oral dosage forms on PK of drugs in cancer patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/01/011458
Enrollment
510
Registered
2018-01-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C01- Malignant neoplasm of base of tongue Health Condition 2: C039- Malignant neoplasm of gum, unspecified Health Condition 3: C138- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of hypopharynx Health Condition 4: C148- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx Health Condition 5: C118- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of nasopharynx Health Condition 6: C068- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of other and unspecified parts of mouth

Interventions

Intervention1: Pantoprazole, Ranitidine, Aprepitant, Capecitabine, Methotrexate. Erlotinib, Celecoxib, Tramadol, Alprazolam, Fluconazole: The drugs will be administered as a part of routine management

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients, who are on study drugs and are able to swallow tablets as whole and also those who are unable to swallow the formulation as whole (those who are on Naso Gastric tube or PEG tube as well as those who are on liquid diet). 2. ECOG PS <= 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of allergy to the study drug they are prescribed. 2. Patients with esophageal or gastric surgery. 3. Patients with known gastrointestinal diseases like malabsorption syndromes, iliac sprue, Crohnâ??s disease, irritable bowel syndrome. 4. Patients being prescribed on any of the study drug in the last 2 weeks. 5. Patients with severe nausea or vomiting or diarrhea of grade >=2 in the last 24hrs. 6. Patients on drugs (as enlisted in Table 2) which can alter the GI motility 7. Patients with major organ dysfunction, Active bleeding, hemodynamic instability 8. Any other medical condition or any abnormal lab findings which may adversely affect the patient, based on physician discretion. 9. Patients on any drug which is an enzyme inducer or inhibitor as enlisted in (Table 3). 10. Smoking / consumption of alcohol within one week of entering into the study 11. Consumed grapefruit juice within one week of entering into the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of Pharmacokinetic parameters ( Cmax, AUC, Vd,tmax, t1/2,Clearance) of the administered drugs in cancer patients taking crushed vs whole formulations of drugsTimepoint: 5 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Effect of NG tube/PEG tube on pharmacokinetics of administered drugsTimepoint: 5 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Manjunath Nookala

Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), TMC

nk.manjunath@gmail.com9920703438

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026