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A study looking at ketamine to help treat cancer related nerve pain (KPS)

Overview

Cancer types:

All cancer types

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This study looked at adding a tablet called ketamine to standard painkillers to see if it could help treat nerve pain in people with cancer. It was supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 24 April 2009

Recruitment end: 29 April 2014

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Marie Fallon

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit Glasgow

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Marie Curie Cancer Care

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

University of Glasgow

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/07/031.

Last reviewed: 30 April 2018

CRUK internal database number: 1005

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