Overview

Haloperidol and Lorazepam for Delirium in Patients With Advanced Cancer

Status:
Active, not recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if giving lorazepam in combination with haloperidol can help to control the symptoms of delirium in patients with advanced cancer. The safety of this drug combination will also be studied. In this study, lorazepam is being compared to a placebo. A placebo is not a drug. It looks like the study drug but is not designed to treat any disease or illness. It is designed to be compared with a study drug to learn if the study drug has any real effect.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Treatments:
Haloperidol
Haloperidol decanoate
Lorazepam