Patients who suffers from peripehral neuralgia which is induced by antineaoplastic agents that were adeministered for therapy of hematological malignancies
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who received chemotherapeutic agents for hematological malignancies and suffer from sensory neural disturbances which are assumed to be induced by the chemotherapies.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. decreased renal function (creatinine clearance equal to 60mL/min or less) 2. ocular disturbances including vision abnoramlity 3. underlying diabetes mellitus or postherpetic neuralgia 4. with previous history of pregabalin administration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The rate of patients whose PNQ grade (neuralgia score) improved at the 4th week after administration of pregabalin | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The rate of patients whose PNQ grade (neuralgia score) improved at the first, second, and third week after administration of pregabalin 2. The rate of patients whose McGill Pain Questionnaire score (which depicts qualitative properties of neuralgia) changed at the first, second, and third, and 4th week after administration of pregabalin. 3. The rate of patients whose VAS score improved at the first, second, and third week after administration of pregabalin | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Tokyo University Hospital Dep. of Hematology and Oncology