Phase II PoC study of APD515 v1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II proof-of-concept study of APD515 solution for oromucosal and oral administration for relief of xerostomia in patients with cancer
IRAS ID
78821
Contact name
Sponsor organisation
Acacia Pharma Ltd
Eudract number
2011-000978-53
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Research summary
A study of how effective APD515 is at treating dry mouth in advanced cancer patients, compared with placebo. APD515 is a special formulation of a well-known medicine, designed to be spread around the lining inside the mouth, kept in place for a couple of minutes and then swallowed. Subjects will take either APD515 or matching placebo (chosen randomly) 4 times a day for a week, then rest with no medicine for a week (wash-out period) and then take the opposite treatment for a week. Subjects' own assessment of their mouth dryness (scored on a scale from 0-100) will be recorded during the study to see which out of APD515 and placebo has the better effect.
REC name
East of England - Cambridge East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
11/EE/0167
Date of REC Opinion
7 Jun 2011
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion