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Efficacy of Dolasetron in Patients With Fibromyalgia

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Study of Efficacy of DOLASETRON in Patients With Fibromyalgia

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00820326
Acronym
Dolastron
Enrollment
60
Registered
2009-01-12
Start date
2004-03-31
Completion date
2008-06-30
Last updated
2025-07-16

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

Conditions

Fibromyalgia

Brief summary

This study offers a new treatment, dolasetron or ANZEMET ®, which will be administered by intravenous way once a day during a 4 days Hospitalization. This study is double blind (neither you nor the physician will know if you are receiving active study drug or placebo). Randomisation at the beginning of the study will decide whether you receive active treatment or its placebo. This treatment will be renewed after one month, after 2 months and after 3 months. If the study staff determines that you are eligible and you decide to participate, there will be approximately 6 study visits in about 9 months. During these visits, you will undergo routine health exams and complete different kinds of questionnaires. Following this first period of 3 months, you agree to come back for consultation at month 4, month 6 and month 12 for monitoring and evaluating the effects of treatment.

Interventions

Patients will receive dolasetron at a dose of 12.5 mg / day for 4 days at J0, M1, M2 and M3

DRUGPlacebo

Patients will receive placebo everyday for 4 days at J0, M1, M2 and M3

Sponsors

University Hospital, Limoges
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients aged 18 to 75 * Primitive Fibromyalgia according to ACR criteria * Patient no responding to conventional treatment * Women of childbearing age using an efficace contraception * Signed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Inflammatory rheumatic diseases * Diseases of the system: Gougerot Sjögren, polymyositis, vasculitis, * Infectious diseases: hepatitis B and C, lyme disease, HIV, * Hypothyroidism, * Bone and mineral metabolism disorders * Disorders of cardiac conduction * Failure of Heart, of kidney or liver, * Patient allergic to dolasetron * Pregnant or nursing women * Women without means of contraception, * Age \<18 or \> 75 years.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Measure: Improving visual analogue scale (VAS) between Inclusion visit and month 3Inclusion visit and month 3

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improving visual analogue scale (VAS)Between Inclusion visit, month 1, month 2, month 4, month 6, and month 12.
Fibromyalgia impact questionnaire SF-36 scale and Beck depression scaleBetween Inclusion visit, month 1, month 2, month 4, month 6, and month 12.
Anxiety indexBetween Inclusion visit, month 1, month 2, month 4, month 6, and month 12.
Number of painful trigger pointsBetween Inclusion visit, month 1, month 2, month 4, month 6, and month 12.

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026