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
Brief summary
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The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if receiving valproic acid (VPA) compared to a placebo can reduce the amount of time you will need to have an indwelling pleural catheter compared to the standard of care, which involves using an indwelling pleural catheter alone. VPA is designed to stop cancer cells from dividing and maturing. This may cause the cancer cells to become less malignant and cause less pleural fluid production. 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.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01900730
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 3 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Placebo Drug
- Valproic Acid (VPA) Drug
- Questionnaires Behavioral
- Pill Diary Behavioral
- Drainage Diary Behavioral
Drug · Behavioral
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 update posted Feb 24, 2020 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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