Status:

WITHDRAWN

Efficacy of Ketamine Mouthwash in the Management of Oral and Pharyngeal Toxicity Associated With Head and Neck Chemoradiotherapy: A Phase 2, Simon 2-stage Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Northwell Health

Conditions:

Cancer of Head and Neck

Mucositis Oral

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Patients with head and neck cancer generally receive a standard of care of 7 weeks of daily radiation therapy given alongside an aggressive chemotherapy drug called cisplatin. While rates of cure are ...

Detailed Description

There is an unmet need for improvement in pain control among patients with cancer and undergoing anti-neoplastic therapies, with by one recent estimate 59% of patients on treatment and 33% of patients...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults aged 18-70
  • Pathologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, nasopharynx, larynx, or hypopharynx, with the exception of stages I-II glottic cancer
  • Prescribed a curative regimen of definitive radiotherapy to with concurrent cisplatin-based chemotherapy, administered in standard fractionated doses to 70 Gy in 35 Fx
  • CTCAE v 5.0 grade 3 or greater oral cavity or pharyngeal mucositis documented to have developed subsequent to initiation of radiation therapy, defined as severe pain limiting oral intake, with at least 14 remaining days on treatment with radiation therapy

Exclusion

  • Unable to render informed consent
  • Prior history of radiation therapy
  • Any other malignancy diagnosed or treated within 10 years prior to enrollment
  • Feeding tube placement or tracheostomy prior to initiation of radiation therapy
  • Deemed by attending radiation oncologist to be unlikely to adhere to the QID study intervention and daily outcomes reporting as described below
  • Any of the following contraindications for ketamine use: high risk for complications due to blood pressure elevation, documented hypersensitivity to ketamine, history of illicit drug use disorder, history of psychotic disorder, or any other medical contraindication attested to by the attending radiation oncologist
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of screening visit

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 19 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 14 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05331131

Start Date

September 19 2022

End Date

November 14 2025

Last Update

January 24 2024

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Center for Advanced Medicine

Lake Success, New York, United States, 11042