Does Aspirin Have a Protective Role Against Chemotherapeutically Induced Ototoxicity?

NCT00578760 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2007-12-21

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Summary

Aspirin (ASA) has been shown, in an animal model, to attenuate the ototoxic properties of cisplatin. The researchers plan to investigate this in patients undergoing cisplatin chemotherapy.

The researchers hypothesise that low-dose aspirin can prevent cisplatin induced ototoxicity in the clinical setting.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

aspirin

325mg ASA OD for the duration of the cisplatin

DRUG

placebo

OD for course of cisplatin chemotherapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-02-29
Completion
2010-02-28

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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