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NCT00949117

An Open Label Randomized Phase II Study of an Appetite Stimulant, Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride, With and Without a Nutritional Supplement, in Children With Cancer/Treatment-Related Weight Loss

Terminated Phase 2 Results posted Last updated 4 March 2014
What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing Ensure in Leukemia in 9 participants. Terminated before completion.

Timeline
1 September 2009
Primary endpoint
1 November 2011
1 November 2011

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of South Florida
PhasePhase 2
StatusTerminated
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposesupportive care
Enrollment9
Start date1 September 2009
Primary completion1 November 2011
Estimated completion1 November 2011

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

University of South Florida

Who can join

Adults 2 to 17, any sex, with Leukemia or Lymphoma. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

What's being measured

Primary outcomes are the specific endpoints the trial is designed to prove or disprove.

Sponsor's own description

RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine hydrochloride may help improve appetite and lessen weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment. It is not yet known whether cyproheptadine hydrochloride is more effective with or without nutritional supplementation in improving weight and quality of life of young patients with weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying cyproheptadine hydrochloride to see how well it works when given together with or without nutritional supplementation in treating young patients with weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment.

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