Efficacy and Safety of Olanzapine for the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Cancer Care

September 19, 2018 updated by: Jarin Chindaprasirt, Khon Kaen University

A Pilot Study on Efficacy and Safety of Olanzapine for the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Cancer Care

Oral olanzapine showed superior antiemetic efficacy to metoclopramide as rescue treatment to control breakthrough emesis induced by chemotherapy. This study aims to evaluate safety and efficacy of olanzapine for nausea and vomiting in advanced cancer patients.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This will be a pilot study; open-label prospective clinical trial. Oral olanzapine 5 mg tablet will be given to patients who fail two standard treatment medications for nausea and vomiting within 30 minutes after the first vomiting episode. Other doses of olanzapine will be given at 12, 24, and 36 hours following the first dose concurrently with standard regimen.

Patients with emesis will be followed up after receiving olanzapine every 12 hour for 48 hours. We will record the frequency of vomiting, nausea, and retching.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

15

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

  • Name: Jarin Chindaprasirt, MD
  • Phone Number: +66846831097
  • Email: jarich@kku.ac.th

Study Locations

  • Thailand
      • Khon Kaen, Thailand, 40002
        • Recruiting
        • Jarin Chindaprasirt
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jarin Chindaprasirt, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Attakorn Raksasataya, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Suthan Chanthawong, PhD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age 18-65 years.
  2. Diagnosis of advanced malignancy.
  3. Failed two standard medications for nausea/vomiting (after 6 hours from last dose).

  4. Adequate organ function, including the following:

    1. Hepatic: bilirubin ≤1.5 times the upper limit of normal (x ULN); aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤3.0 x ULN (AST, and ALT ≤5 x ULN is acceptable if liver has tumor involvement), alkaline phosphatase (AP) ≤5.0 x ULN.
    2. Renal: calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥30 mL/min based on the original weight based Cockcroft and Gault formula.
  5. Expected life expectancy > 1 month.
  6. Patients must be able to read Thai.
  7. Patients must sign an informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with history of abdominal radiotherapy.
  2. Patients who receive chemotherapy within 1 week.
  3. Patients who take fluoxetine.
  4. Patients with heart failure or myocardial infarction in the past 6 months.
  5. Patients with QTc prolongation from baseline ECG.
  6. Known hypersensitivity to olanzapine.
  7. Patients who are unwilling to participate in the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Olanzapine
Olanzapine 5 mg at 0, 12, 24 and 36 hours
Drug: Olanzapine
Olanzapine 5 mg Tab at 0, 12, 24, and 36 hours
Other Names:
  • olanzapine 5 mg Tab

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Emesis control
Time Frame: 48 hours
Percentage of patients without emesis
48 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Khon Kaen University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Attakorn Raksasataya, MD, Khon Kaen University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2020

Study Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 19, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 19, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

September 20, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 20, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 19, 2018

Last Verified

September 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HE591547

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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