Gabapentin With or Without Antidepressants in Treating Hot Flashes in Women Who Have Had Breast Cancer or Have Concerns About Taking Hormone Therapy

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Hot Flashes

In brief

RATIONALE: Gabapentin may be effective in relieving hot flashes in women who have had breast cancer or who have concerns about taking hormone therapy to treat hot flashes. It is not yet known whether gabapentin is more effective with or without antidepressants in treating hot flashes. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying gabapentin and antidepressants to see how well they work compared to antidepressants alone in treating hot flashes in women who have had breast cancer or who have concerns about taking hormones to treat hot flashes.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00087399
Run by
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
People needed
118
Starts
2004-11-01
Expected to finish
2007-04-01
Last updated by the study team
2016-07-14

Who can join

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

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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