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A randomized, open-label, pilot study: compairing the efficacy of aprepitant and metoclopramide for prevention of chemotherapy-induced delayed emesis in cancer patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy

A randomized, open-label, pilot study: compairing the efficacy of aprepitant and metoclopramide for prevention of chemotherapy-induced delayed emesis in cancer patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-IPR-15007301
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-10-28
Start date
2015-11-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

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

Conditions

Chemotherapy-induced nausea andvomiting

Interventions

A:Day 1 palonosetron+dexamethasone+aprepitant, Day 2~4 dexamethasone+aprepitant
B:Day 1 tropisetron+dexamethasone+aprepitant, Day 2~4 dexamethasone+aprepitant
C:Day 1 palonosetron+dexamethasone, Day 2~4 dexamethasone
D:Day 1 palonosetron+dexamethasone, Day 2~4 dexamethasone+metoclopramide

Sponsors

Guangzhou General Hospitol of Guangzhou Military Command PLA
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. age >=18 years old; 2. historical or cytological confirmation of solid malignancy; 3. naive to chemotherapy andscheduled to receive their first dose of an HEC regimen for treatment(day 1 only); 4. no serious hematopoietic dysfunction, heart, lung, liver, kidney dysfunction and immune deficiency, the blood routine examination, liver and kidney function is normal: WBC more than 3 500/uL, haemoglobin more than 9g/dL(without blood transfusion), Platelets more than 100000/uL, total bilirubin more than 1.5*upper limit of normal, AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) less than 2.5*upper limit of normal, creatinine more than 1.5*upper limit of normal; 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status <=2; 6. accepted to trial and signed the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. planned to receive chemotherapy from day 2-8; 2. experienced any vomiting within 24 h before day 1; 3. clinical evidence of bowel obstruction or symptomatic brain tumor; 4. taking systemic corticosteroid therapy at any dose and benzodiazepines (unless administered at night for sedation); 5. radiotherapy; 6. pregnant women or lactating women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
complete response rate;number of emetic episodes;severity of nausea;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Safety;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWeimin Zhang
wmzhang79@126.com+86 13380052360

Outcome results

None listed

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