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This is a single-centre, phase II, three-arm, randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a cosmetic moisturising cream containing palm-oil-derived vitamin E concentrate or a similar moisturising cream without the vitamin E concentrate in addition to urea-based cream, or urea-based cream alone (1:1:1) in patients who are receiving capecitabine-based cancer therapy and develop capecitabine-associated PPE of NCI-CTCAE grade 1.


Clinical Trial Description

In this study, 90 cancer patients from Sarawak General Hospital who are receiving capecitabine-based therapy (2000-2500mg daily dose) and develop PPE of NCI-CTCAE grade 1 will be recruited and randomised 1:1:1 to three study arms. The participants who are randomised to treatment arms will receive moisturising creams with or without palm-oil-derived vitamin E concentrate, in addition to urea-based cream for external application on palms and soles. Participants who are randomised to the control arm will be required to use urea-based cream only. Both patients and investigators will be blinded to the investigational cream assignment i.e., double-blind. However, blinding will not be applicable to the use of urea cream i.e., open-label. The patients will need to use the cream(s) at least two times a day for nine to eighteen weeks or equivalent to three to six treatment cycles of capecitabine. At week-9, the patients who are planned to continue capecitabine therapy and do not develop PPE of grade 2/3 will continue to receive the study treatments for additional nine weeks or equivalent to three treatment cycles of capecitabine (extended period). The patients will be assessed for their PPE grading, symptoms, dermatological quality of life, pain score, and adverse events at the end of each capecitabine treatment cycle at the clinic. ;


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NCT number NCT05939726
Study type Interventional
Source Sarawak General Hospital
Contact Teck Long King, BPharm(Hons)
Phone 60168911615
Email kingtl@crc.moh.gov.my
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date May 16, 2023
Completion date August 31, 2024

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