E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Prevention and treatment of chemoradion therapy-induced oral mucositis. |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To demonstrate the efficacy of Clonidine Lauriad® 50 μg and 100 μg mucoadhesive buccal tablet versus placebo in the prevention and treatment of chemoradiotherapy induced oral mucositis. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
- To determine the optimal dose of clonidine Lauriad® mucoadhesive buccal tablet - To determine the plasma and salivary pharmacokinetic parameters of Clonidine Lauriad® 50 μg and 100 μg mucoadhesive buccal tablet - To evaluate the quality of life of cancer patients treated with Clonidine Lauriad® MBT during radiochemotherapy - To evaluate the duration of mucoadhesive buccal tabletadhesion. - To evaluate the local and overall safety of Clonidine Lauriad® mucoadhesive buccal tablet - To preliminary evaluate the health economics in patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy treated with Clonidine Lauriad® mucoadhesive buccal tabletand placebo
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Male or female 2. Aged >18 years 3. Suffering from a newly diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx or larynx histologically-confirmed and having undergone resective surgery 4. eligible to receive: a. a continuous course of conventional external beam irradiation (IRMT eligible) with a minimum cumulative radiation dose of 50 Gy and a maximum of 70 Gy, based on a daily dosing between 1.8 and 2.2 Gy. Planned radiation treatment fields must include at least two oral tissue sites (among buccal mucosa, floor of the mouth, tongue, soft palate) with each site receiving a total of 50 Gy or a maximum of 70 Gy. b. Chemotherapy consisting of standard dosing of cisplatin or carboplatin administered in standard weekly or tri-weekly cycles 5. Karnofsky performance scale > 60% or ECOG ≥ 2 6. Screening laboratory tests a. Hemoglobin ≥ 10g/dL b. White blood count ≥ 3500 cells/mm3 c. Absolute neutrophil counts ≥ 1500 cells/mm3 d. Direct bilirubin ≤ 2 times Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) e. Serum AST and ALT ≤ 3 ULN f. Serum creatinine ≤ 2 mg/dL g. Serum or urine pregnancy test: Negative 8. Women of child bearing potential must have effective contraception method (oral or device) 7. Signed written informed consent
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Head and neck tumours of the lips, sinuses, salivary glands, or unknown primary site 2. Prior radiation of the head and neck area 3. Prior chemotherapy 4. Curative surgery within less than 2 weeks or more than 10 weeks prior to the initiation of RT-CT 5. Presence of active infectious disease 6. Presence of active oral infectious disease, including oropharyngeal candidiasis and/or orofacial herpes 7. Presence of oral mucositis 8. Known or suspected chronic viral diseases including HIV 9. Recent stroke within the last 6 months 10. Bradyarrhythmia (< 60 b/min), including sinus node dysfunction or AV nodal conduction block 2nd or 3rd degree. 11. Severe renal insufficiency (creatinine blood level > 1.5ULN) 12. Administration of any concomitant treatment likely to interfere with clonidine 13. Ongoing heavy alcohol consumption (>100g alcohol/day) 14. Known hypersensitivity to clonidine, history of allergy or intolerance to milk proteins or any other component of the product 15. Presence of severe or uncontrolled depression 16. Pregnant or breast-feeding women 17. Inability to give informed consent or comply with study requirements 18. Unable or unwilling to comply with follow-up visits 19. Participation to a clinical trial within 30 days prior to randomization and during the entire duration of the study
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
comparison between groups of the: Percentage of patients with an oral mucositis score ≥ 3 at cumulative radiation dose 50 Gy evaluated using the WHO scale
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | Yes |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 15 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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From the first inclusion to the last visit of the last subject. |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 18 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |