Escitalopram to Placebo in Patients With Localized Pancreatic Cancer

NCT05289830 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4

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Summary

Use of antidepressants for participants with localized pancreatic and periampullary cancer receiving neoadjuvant therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Escitalopram

Participants will receive Escitalopram 2 weeks: 10 mg/day (1 capsule) 8 weeks: 20 mg/day (2 capsules) 2 weeks: 10 mg/day (1 capsule)

OTHER

Placebo

Participants will receive placebo supplements 2 weeks: 1 capsule 8 weeks: 2 capsules 2 weeks: 1 capsule

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jordan Winter, MD · Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-08-05
Primary Completion
2023-08-27
Completion
2023-08-27
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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