A Trial on Fezolinetant for Vasomotor Symptoms in Men Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age18+
SponsorChinese University of Hong Kong

About this trial

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter clinical study to investigates the efficacy of fezolinetant in men undergoing ADT for prostate cancer in alleviating Vasomotor syndromes.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patients aged at least 18 years old on the index date

Histologically confirmed prostatic adenocarcinoma with localised or metastatic disease

Karnofsky index score of 70% or more

Started on androgen deprivation therapy (both medical or surgical), for at least 3 months at baseline

Disqualifiers

Patients treated with drugs related to the study medications or with potential effect for vasomotor symptoms, including selective serotonin-re-uptake inhibitors, steroid hormones, clonidine, gabapentin, veralipride, or β-alanine

Concomitant use of CYP1A2 inhibitors, e.g. fluoroquinolone, fluovoxamine, cimetidine, propranolol, verapamil, acyclovir, allopurinol, theophylline, etc.

Severe (eGFR 15 to less than 30 mL/min/1.73 m2) renal impairment or end-stage renal disease (eGFR less than 15 mL/min/1.73 m2)

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Fezolinetant

    Drug

    Fezolinetant 45 mg orally once daily for 12 weeks.

  • Placebo

    Drug

    Placebo orally once daily for 12 weeks.

Treatment groups

54 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Treatment ArmExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Placebo ArmPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Hot flush severity

Participants will document daily VMS episodes categorised as mild, moderate, severe, or very severe.

Time frame
Baseline, week 3, week 7 and week 11
2

Daily hot flush score

Calculatedusing the formula: (1 × mild) + (2 × moderate) + (3 × severe) + (4 × very severe) divided by the number of diary days completed in that week.

Time frame
Baseline, week 3, week 7 and week 11

Secondary outcomes

1

Patient reported quality of life by QLQ-C30

Quality of life measured by QLQ-C30, score 0-100, the higher the score the better in quality of life

Time frame
Baseline, week 4, week 8 and week 12
2

Sleep Quality

By Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). PSQI is scored by summing seven component scores (0-3 each) to produce a global score ranging from 0 to 21. A total score greater than 5 indicates poor sleep quality.

Time frame
Baseline, week 4, week 8 and week 12
3

Mood status

By Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). The PHQ-9 is a 9-item screening tool used to measure depression severity, with a total score ranging from 0 to 27. Scores are interpreted as: 0-4 (none-minimal), 5-9 (mild), 10-14 (moderate), 15-19 (moderately severe), and 20-27 (severe).

Time frame
Baseline, week 4, week 8 and week 12
4

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)

Urinary symptoms measured by IPSS score, score ranging from 0-35 (the higher the worse)

Time frame
Baseline, week 4, week 8 and week 12

Other outcomes

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