Study of Valproic Acid (VPA) vs Placebo to Shorten Time of Indwelling Pleural Catheter
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Official title
Randomized Phase II Double Blind Study of Valproic Acid (VPA) vs Placebo to Shorten Time of Indwelling Pleural Catheter
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01900730
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Other
- Enrollment
- 3 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Drainage Diary Behavioral
- Pill Diary Behavioral
- Placebo Drug
- Questionnaires Behavioral
- Valproic Acid (VPA) Drug
Behavioral · Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jul 30, 2014
- Primary completion
- May 31, 2018
- Completion
- May 31, 2018
- Last update posted
- Feb 24, 2020
2014 – 2018
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Feb 24, 2020 · Synced May 17, 2026
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