Patients with lung cancer and malignant disease to bone.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with Malignant Bone Disease due to histology of cytology confirmed NSCLC. MBD confirmed by bone scintigraphy, MRI, CT-scan, PET-scan or X-ray. Mean bone pain score equal to or higher than 5. Bone pain must correspond to areas of metastases on bone scinthigraphy, MRI, CT-scan, PET-scan of X-ray. The use of at lease a NSAID or a weak opioid based on the WHO analgesic ladder step 2. Age above 18 years. Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Other active malignancies. Nursing mothers. Pregnancy. Bone radiotherapy in the preceding 4 weeks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: The primary objective is to establish the efficacy of ibandronic acid in patients with lung cancer and painful metastatic bone disease and pain responses over a 7 day period. ;Secondary Objective: Mean WORSt PAIN scale of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) over time (first 7 days). Interference scales of the BPI (individually and total score). Analgesic consumption, expressed as Opioid equivalents. WHO performance score. Quality of Life. ;Primary end point(s): Bone pain response. | — |
Countries
Netherlands