E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
phase of agony, pre-death |
fase de agonia prefallecimiento |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Control of death rattles as a consequencie of agony pre-death |
Control de los estertores como consequencia de agonia prefallecimiento |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Symptoms and general pathology [C23] |
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 |
Compare the effectiveness of treatment with hyoscine N-butylbromide (Buscopan) vs placebo in controlling secretions in agony. |
Comparar la eficacia del tratamiento con de N-butilbromuro de hioscina (buscapina) Vs placebo en el control de secreciones en agonía. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Evaluate the effectiveness of preventive treatment of hyoscine N-butylbromide (Buscopan) to avoid the appearance of death rattles.
Assess the required dose of hyoscine N-butylbromide (Buscopan) to control of death rattles.
Evaluate the treatment time is needed to control the rattle.
To evaluate the presence / absence of urinary retention.
Number of patients requiring rescue medication due to the agitation. |
Evaluar la eficacia del tratamiento preventivo de la de N-butilbromuro de hioscina (buscapina) para evitar la aparición de estertores.
Valorar la dosis necesaria de de N-butilbromuro de hioscina (buscapina) para el control de estertores.
Evaluar el tiempo de tratamiento que se precisa para el control de los estertores.
Nº pacientes que precisan medicación de rescate debido a la agitación.
Evaluar la presencia/ausencia de retención urinaria. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
The patient wishes to die at home and your family / carers are able to take care.
Accept participation in the study (informed consent will be signed by the patient or family depending on the degree of autonomy of the patient).
Over 18 years of age.
Diagnosis of malignancy any location terminally ill (prognosis of less than 6 months and life outside of active treatment). |
Que el paciente desee fallecer en domicilio y que su familia/cuidadores sean capaces de asumir el cuidado.
Aceptar la participación en el estudio (consentimiento informado que será firmado por el paciente o familiar dependiendo del grado de autonomía del paciente).
Edad superior a 18 años.
Diagnóstico de neoplasia maligna de cualquier localización en situación terminal (pronóstico de vida menor de 6 meses y fuera de tratamiento activo). |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Patient COPD Patient with acute lung edema Patient with acute respiratory infection (aspiration) In another experimental drug treatment |
Paciente EPOC severo Paciente con Edema Agudo de Pulmón Paciente con infección respiratoria aguda (aspiración) En tratamiento con otro fármaco experimental |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The outcome measure will be depend on the degree of death rattles |
La medida del resultado dependerá del grado de los estertores |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The death rattles measured on a audible scale |
Los estertores medidos en una escala audible |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Number of patients who required rescue medication for anxiety / agitation once induced sedation and initiated treatment.
No. of patients who required increased medication intervention (double dose).
No patients in the double-blind was broken
Final Perception opinion of the caregiver |
Nº de pacientes que han precisado medicación de rescate por desasosiego/agitación una vez inducida la sedación e iniciado el tratamiento.
Nº pacientes que han precisado aumento de la medicación de intervención (doblar la dosis).
Nº pacientes en los que se rompió el doble ciego
Percepción final subjetiva del cuidador |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
for all secondary times points are measured with the audible scale |
para todos los puntos de tiempo se valoran con la escala audible |
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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 | Yes |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
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 | No |
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) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
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 | No |
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.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| Yes |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
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 | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
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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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
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 |