Glutamine in Preventing Acute Diarrhea in Patients With Pelvic Cancer

Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Glutamine may be an effective treatment for acute diarrhea caused by radiation therapy. It is not known if glutamine is an effective treatment for acute diarrhea caused by radiation therapy. PURPOSE: Randomized double-blinded phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of glutamine in preventing acute diarrhea in patients who have pelvic cancer and who are receiving radiation therapy.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00003170
Run by
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
People needed
129
Starts
1998-02-01
Expected to finish
2003-06-01
Last updated by the study team
2016-07-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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