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A study to test whether adding olanzapine reduces nausea and vomiting in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

A Multicentric, Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) of Olanzapine as Antiemetic Prophylaxis in Moderately Emetogenic Chemotherapy - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/02/103781
Enrollment
500
Registered
2026-02-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C509- Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site

Interventions

Intervention1: Olanzapine as add-on antiemetic prophylaxis: Olanzapine 5 mg administered orally once daily from Day 1 to Day 5 of chemotherapy, in addition to standard guideline-based antiemetic proph

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)- Bibinagar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Biopsy proven solid tumors planned for single MEC regimen with ECOG 0-1 who provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Vomiting or moderate/severe nausea within 24 hours before chemotherapy. Known hypersensitivity to olanzapine, palonosetron,aprepitant/fosaprepitant, or dexamethasone. Concurrent use of strong sedatives/antipsychotics that cannot be withheld. Uncontrolled diabetes, unstable cardiac disease, uncontrolled infection, or significant hepatic impairment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Complete Response (CR) during 0 120 hours: defined as no vomiting, no use of rescue medication, and nausea VAS scoring of 0. Timepoint: Complete Response (CR) during 0 120 hours: defined as no vomiting, no use of rescue medication, and nausea VAS scoring of 0.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
CR in acute phase (0 24 hours) & delayed phase (25 120 hours).Timepoint: 1 day & 5 days;Use & amount of rescue antiemetic medicationTimepoint: 5 days;Change in FLIE score from baseline to day 7 10; proportion with FLIE indicating no functional impairment.Timepoint: Day 0 & Day 7;Incidence & severity of adverse events (CTCAE v5.0), with emphasis on somnolence, constipation, appetite change, extrapyramidal symptoms, & metabolic signals. Timepoint: 5 days;Subgroup responses by regimen type (oxaliplatin vs carboplatin vs irinotecan). Timepoint: 5 days

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAjay Kumar Kondeti

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bibinagar, Hyderabad, India

ajaykumar.kondeti@gmail.com7989599004

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026