Dexamethasone-induced Hiccup in Chemotherapy Patients Treated by Methylprednisolone Rotation

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-07-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aims of this study were to investigate the feasibility of methylprednisolone rotation as treatment of DIH.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Chung-Ang University
• Collaborators: Dong-A University Hospital; Gyeongsang National University Hospital; Samsung Medical Center
• Treatments: BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate; Methylprednisolone; Methylprednisolone Acetate; Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate; Prednisolone; Prednisolone acetate; Prednisolone hemisuccinate; Prednisolone phosphate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• all solid cancer patients on chemotherapy

• age >18 years

• received dexamethasone as an antiemetic

Exclusion Criteria:

• brain metastases

• hiccups before dexamethasone administration

• uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

• uncontrolled esophagitis or peptic ulcer