Nausea and Vomiting In Patients Receiving Consecutive Days of Cisplatin
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to observe the incidence of nausea with systemic chemotherapy that includes consecutive days (more than one day)of cisplatin medication.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
Questionnaires are completed on week of chemotherapy treatment referred to as Dartmouth regimen.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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A Metastatic melanoma treatment with Dartmouth regimen |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Determine incidence of nausea when receiving Dartmouth regimen chemotherapy for metastatic melanoma [Week of treatment]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Assess the impact of systemic chemotherapy with Dartmouth regimen on quality of life of patients [week of treatment]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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confirmed diagnosis metastatic melanoma
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18 years and older
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undergoing chemotherapy with Dartmouth regimen
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medically stable to receive chemotherapy per physical and clinical laboratory tests
Exclusion Criteria:
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No medical conditions that interfere with assessment of nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy
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No cognitive disorder that impairs symptom assessment
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No other investigational agent
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Inability to swallow medications for nausea and vomiting
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No gastric outlet obstruction
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | United States | 19107 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Takami Sato, M.D.,Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- 05C.202
- 2004-101
- 0402005015