Megestrol to Limit Weight Loss and Improve Quality of Life in Treating Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Anorexia, Cachexia, Head and Neck Cancer, Quality of Life

In brief

RATIONALE: Megestrol helps improve appetite. It is not yet known if megestrol is effective in limiting weight loss caused by cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of megestrol in limiting weight loss and improving quality of life in patients who have head and neck cancer and are undergoing radiation therapy.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00006799
Run by
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
People needed
13
Starts
2000-10-01
Expected to finish
2002-09-06
Last updated by the study team
2021-09-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 120. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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