Severe diarrhea K52
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Severe diarrhoea, e.g. diarrhoea caused by cytostatic drugs, radiation or neuroendocrine tumours, if the application of other antidiarrheal drugs has not produced a sufficient effect. • Written consent before the first documentation. • Newly treated with Dropizol® within the provisions of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Contraindications as described in the Summary of Product Characteristics • Lack of cognitive and linguistic ability to participate in the study • Patient (probably) not available for follow-up period (up to 6 months) • Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Change in number of stools per day at approximately 10 days compared to baseline (treatment initiation) • Ileostomy patients: change in excretion quantity (ml) in bag at approximately 10days compared to baseline (treatment initiation) • Dropizol® dosage at approximately 10-14 days compared to baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in number of stools per day at 6 months (or end of observation) compared to baseline (treatment initiation) • In ileostomy patients: change in excretion quantity (ml) in bag at end of observation compared to baseline o at reversal of ileostoma o at introduction of new line of chemotherapy (adjuvant therapy) o in any case no later than 6 months • Dropizol® dosage at 6 months (or end of observation) compared to baseline (treatment initiation) • Time to effect (= days of Dropizol® treatment leading to normalized frequency of stools per day) • Dosing pattern (number of Dropizol® doses per day) • In oncological patients only: STIDAT total score at 6 months (or end of observation) compared to baseline (treatment initiation) • QoL (by EQ-5D VAS) at 6 months (or end of observation) compared to baseline (treatment initiation) • QLQ-C30 at 6 months (or end of observation) compared to baseline (treatment initiation) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
GWT-TUD GmbH, Medizin