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Study of Efficacy and Safety of Gabapentin to Reduce the Need for Strong Opioid Use in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. — stREnGTH  

Pain, Neuropathic Clinical Trial

Official title:
Multi-centre, Double-blind, Randomized-controlled Trial to Study the Efficacy and Safety of Gabapentin to Reduce Strong Opioid Use in Treatment of Radiation-induced Pain in Head and Neck Cancer Patients During Curative Radio(Chemo)Therapy.

Clinical Trial Summary

A multi-centre, double-blind, randomized-controlled trial to study the efficacy and safety of gabapentin to reduce the need for strong opioid use in the treatment of radiation-induced pain in head and neck cancer (HNCA) patients undergoing a curative 7-week radio(chemo)therapy course with curative intent. The aim of this study is to establish if addition of gabapentin is more effective in reducing the need to start (or dosage-increase) a strong opioid for HNCA pain than a matching placebo additional to standard pain management (WHO-ladder step 2 and 3).

Clinical Trial Description

Although pain is a major symptom in head and neck cancer (HNCA) patients, few studies focus on pain management in this population. Current optimal HNCA pain control usually requires the use of a strong opioid (WHO-ladder step 3), increasing the risk of opioid side effects and toxicities. Gabapentin, originally an anticonvulsant drug, has been effectively used off-label to treat multiple neuropathic pain syndromes such as cancer pain, and has been suggested to reduce the need for high doses of strong opioids in HNCA patients under radio(chemo)therapy. A multi-centre, phase III, double-blind, randomised-controlled trial will be set up randomising patients between the experimental group (E) receiving gabapentin, or the control group (C) receiving a matching placebo, both in addition to standard analgesic therapy (steps 2 and 3 on WHO-ladder). The investigators aim to establish if addition of gabapentin is more effective in reducing the need to start (or dosage-increase) a strong opioid for HNCA pain than a matching placebo additional to standard pain management (WHO-ladder step 2 and 3), in HNCA patients scheduled for a curative 7-week radio(chemo)therapy course. ;

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT03747562
Study type Interventional
Source University Hospital, Ghent
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Status Withdrawn
Phase Phase 3
Start date March 1, 2019
Completion date July 1, 2022
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