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
- Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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