# A Randomized Clinical Trial of Megestrol Acetate as an Appetite Stimulant in Malnourished Children With Cancer

> **NCT00439101** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of British Columbia** · enrollment: 26 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Malnourished Children With Cancer

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Megstrol Acetate
- **OTHER:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00439101
- **Lead sponsor:** University of British Columbia
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2007-04
- **Primary completion:** 2012-04
- **Final completion:** 2012-04
- **Target enrollment:** 26 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2012-07-13

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00439101

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00439101, "A Randomized Clinical Trial of Megestrol Acetate as an Appetite Stimulant in Malnourished Children With Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00439101. Licensed CC0.

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