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Antiemetic TherapyEMESISNCT00911222

Epidemiological EMESIS-Registry

An observational study of Antiemetic Therapy, run by iOMEDICO AG at 1 site in Germany.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this registry is to record information on reality of anti-emetic therapies of cancer-patients in Germany. The outcome of this study is the efficacy of anti-emetic therapies dependent on the rate "complete and major control" of nausea and emesis in moderately and highly emetogenic chemotherapies… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Antiemetic Therapy
What is being tested?
non-interventional
How many people
1,035 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
Oct 2008to Aug 2009
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Practitioners specialized in oncology, hematology and/or gynaecology

Who may be able to join

  • Moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapy consisting of platin-derivates (cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin), anthracyclines and/or cyclophosphamid.
  • start with the 1st cycle of the regimen (chemo naive patients). Inclusion of pretreated patients is also possible, if the last treatment cycle of a previous chemotherapy was given >= 24 months ago.
  • Compliance with registry procedures
  • Age >= 18 years
  • WHO Performance Status of 0 or 1 (Karnofsky-Index >= 70%)
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
  • Signed and dated informed consent before the start of the registry

Who cannot join

  • Mentally incapable or incompliant patients
  • Last chemotherapy <= 24 months (if pretreated)
  • Known hypersensitivity to antiemetic medication
  • unability of the patient to be treated with oral medication
  • pregnancy or lactation period

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • iOMEDICO AG

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, 79108

Other trials in Germany

About this study

Official title: Epidemiologic Registry for the Description of Antiemetic Strategies Under Real-life Conditions.

The purpose of this registry is to record information on reality of anti-emetic therapies of cancer-patients in Germany. The outcome of this study is the efficacy of anti-emetic therapies dependent on the rate "complete and major control" of nausea and emesis in moderately and highly emetogenic chemotherapies, consisting of platin-derivates (cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin), anthracyclines and/or cyclophosphamid.

Being tested
non-interventional
Keywords
antiemetic therapy, emesis, vomiting, nausea, moderately and highly emetogenic chemotherapy, cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin, anthracycline, cyclophosphamid
Medical subject headings
Vomiting, Nausea

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • non-interventionalOther

    non-interventional

Study groups in NCT00911222
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
antiemetic treatmentepidemiological registry
Receives: Other: non-interventional

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Efficacy of anti-emetic therapies dependent on the rate "complete and major control" of nausea and emesis in moderately and highly emetogenic chemotherapy regimens.

    Measured: 4 chemotherapy applications per patient

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Jun 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2008
  3. Primary completionMay 2009
  4. Study completionAug 2009

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
1,035 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00911222
Sponsor's protocol ID
IOM-143
Other IDs
IOM-143
Acronym
EMESIS
Status last verified
Dec 2014
First submitted
28 May 2009
Last updated
24 Dec 2014
Results posted
No

Publications

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology; Kris MG, Hesketh PJ, Somerfield MR, Feyer P, Clark-Snow R, Koeller JM, Morrow GR, Chinnery LW, Chesney MJ, Gralla RJ, Grunberg SM. American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline for antiemetics in oncology: update 2006. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Jun 20;24(18):2932-47. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.9591. Epub 2006 May 22.

    PubMed 16717289
  • MASCC guidelines: Consensus Conference on Antiemetic Therapy, Perugia, march 29 - 31. 2004, update: December 2007)

  • Osoba D, Zee B, Warr D, Kaizer L, Latreille J, Pater J. Quality of life studies in chemotherapy-induced emesis. Oncology. 1996 Jun;53 Suppl 1:92-5. doi: 10.1159/000227647.

    PubMed 8692559
  • Laszlo J, Lucas VS Jr. Emesis as a critical problem in chemotherapy. N Engl J Med. 1981 Oct 15;305(16):948-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198110153051609. No abstract available.

    PubMed 7278899
  • Gralla RJ. Controlling emesis in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy. Recent Results Cancer Res. 1991;121:68-85. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-84138-5_9. No abstract available.

    PubMed 1857886
  • Charlson ME, Pompei P, Ales KL, MacKenzie CR. A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: development and validation. J Chronic Dis. 1987;40(5):373-83. doi: 10.1016/0021-9681(87)90171-8.

    PubMed 3558716

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Antiemetic Therapy, run by iOMEDICO AG at 1 site in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Dec 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Efficacy of anti-emetic therapies dependent on the rate "complete and major control" of nausea and emesis in moderately and highly emetogenic chemotherapy regimens. (time frame: 4 chemotherapy applications per patient). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00911222, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Dec 2014.

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