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effects of duloxetine and venlafaxine on the taxol-induced neuropathy

comparison study of the effects of duloxetine and venlafaxine on neuropathy in breast cancer patients with taxol-induced acute peripheral neuropathy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220115053723N1
Enrollment
80
Registered
2023-01-01
Start date
2019-02-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-07

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Conditions

neuropathy. Other disorders of peripheral nervous system

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: duloxetine - Patients who met the criteria for entering the study were entered into the study after randomization, and these patients were entered after neurologica

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients with breast cancer who treated with taxol (paclitaxel) for chemotherapy with peripheral neuropathic and neuropathic pain with confirmation of physical examination pain score 3 or more according to MacGill questionnaire No metastasis life expectancy more than 3 months Hospital anxiety and depression scale score less than 20 according to HADS questionnaire Neuropathic score more than 3 in DN4 questionnaire.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: metastatic breast cancer pregnancy and breast feeding HADS score more than 20 using antidepressant and anti epileptic drugs and opioids paralytic neuropathic syndromes

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain score 3 or more according to MacGill questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 10 weeks after starting the drug. Method of measurement: MacGill questionnaire.;Hospital anxiety and depression scale score less than 20 according to HADS questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 10 weeks after starting the drug. Method of measurement: HADS questionnaire.;Neuropathic score more than 3 in DN4 questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 10 weeks after starting the drug. Method of measurement: DN4 questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHanieh Radkhah

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Hanieh.Radkhah@gmail.com+98 21 6691 6328

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026