Application of ATP Infusions in Palliative Home Care
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Palliative care in cancer aims at alleviating the suffering of patients. A previous study in
patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer showed that adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)
infusions had a favourable effect on fatigue, appetite, body weight, muscle strength,
functional status, quality of life, and survival. Based on these promising results, the
present study was designed 1. To evaluate whether the beneficial effects of ATP
administration observed in patients with advanced lung cancer would also be present in
pre-terminal cancer patients of different tumour types, and 2. To test the feasibility of
application of ATP infusions in a home care setting.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Maastricht University Medical Center
Collaborator:
ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development