Dexamethasone for Symptom Burden in Advanced Cancer Patients
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Official title
The Effect of Dexamethasone on Symptoms in Patients With Advanced Cancer
Brief summary
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The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if dexamethasone can help to control symptoms such as fatigue, pain, nausea, weight loss, loss of appetite, sleep problems, and/or depression in patients with advanced cancer.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00489307
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 132 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 2, 2006 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Feb 28, 2021 (Actual)
- Completion
- Feb 28, 2028 (Estimated)
- Last update posted
- Jun 8, 2026
2006 – 2028
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Jun 8, 2026 · Synced Nov 14, 2026
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