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A Study Evaluating a Proprietary Amino Acid Mixture (Enterade®)- for Maintaining Bowel Regularity in Patients With GI Toxicity From Any Combination of Therapy Including Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI)

A study testing Enterade beverage in people with Diarrhea, run by GenesisCare USA at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This is an open label, randomized investigation of a proprietary blend of amino acids, called Enterade®, and its effect on irregularity (diarrhea) caused by radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy including TKI*. Subjects will be randomized to receive Enterade® or continue standard of care. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Diarrhea
What is being tested?
Enterade beverage
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
7 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2015to Dec 2015
Phase
Interventional
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

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with any combination of therapies including radiation therapy alone, chemotherapy alone, TKI alone, or any combination are eligible.
  • This includes patients with therapies including Xeloda (capecitabine), Camptosar (irinotecan) or 5-FU (fluorouracil) with cancer.
  • Patients who have been diagnosed with a CID CTCAE toxicity of grade 3 or higher
  • Patients must be at least 18 years of age.
  • ECOG performance status 0-2.
  • Patients must have diarrhea symptoms, judged secondary to the systemic therapy, combined systemic therapy, and/or radiation, and must be requiring loperamide or similar (Imodium®) for symptom management. For the purposes of this study, diarrhea will be defined as three or more loose or liquid stools per day or loose watery stool (greater volume of stool) that occur more frequently than usual and lasting for more than three days.

Who cannot join

  • ECOG performance status 3 or greater.
  • Pregnant and/or breast-feeding women
  • Pre-menopausal subjects as well as subjects with ovarian radiation or concomitant treatment with an LH-RH agonist/antagonist must have a negative pregnancy test and agree to use an adequate method of contraception as recommended by their treating physicians
  • Post-menopausal status is defined either by:
  • age ≥55 years and one year or more of amenorrhea,
  • age <55 years and one year or more of amenorrhea with an estradiol assay <20 pg/mL
  • bilateral oophorectomy
  • CID CTCAE grade 1 or 2 (not requiring Loperamide or similar)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • 21st Century Oncology

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32256

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized Open Label Study Evaluating a Proprietary Amino Acid Mixture (Enterade®)- for Maintaining Bowel Regularity in Patients With GI Toxicity From Any Combination of Therapy Including Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI)

This is an open label, randomized investigation of a proprietary blend of amino acids, called Enterade®, and its effect on irregularity (diarrhea) caused by radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy including TKI*. Subjects will be randomized to receive Enterade® or continue standard of care. Two patients will be enrolled on the treatment arm for each patient on the control arm.

Conditions
Diarrhea
Being tested
Enterade beverage
Medical subject headings
Diarrhea

What participants receive

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

  • Enterade beverageDietary supplement

Study groups in NCT02381405
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AActive comparatorEnterade beverage
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Enterade beverage
BNo interventionStandard of care

What is being measured

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

  1. Patient reported gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms using EPIC

    Measured: 12 Days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 Mar 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2015
  3. Primary completionDec 2015
  4. Study completionDec 2015

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
7 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02381405
Sponsor's protocol ID
Enterade 11/11/14
Status last verified
Jan 2020
First submitted
3 Mar 2015
Last updated
13 Jan 2020
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Enterade beverage in people with Diarrhea, run by GenesisCare USA at 1 site in United States.

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 6 inclusion and 8 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Jan 2020. 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 United States. 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 was stopped early. Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Patient reported gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms using EPIC (time frame: 12 Days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 13 Jan 2020.

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