# Clinical Trial to Evaluate Short-term Efficacy of Palliative Methylphenidate in Asthenia in Advanced Cancer Patients

> **NCT01773837** · PHASE3 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra** · enrollment: 100 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Asthenia

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** methylphenidate
- **DRUG:** placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01773837
- **Lead sponsor:** Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2012-01
- **Primary completion:** 2018-02
- **Final completion:** 2018-02
- **Target enrollment:** 100 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Slow accrual. 100 patients included
- **Last updated:** 2017-05-09


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01773837

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01773837, "Clinical Trial to Evaluate Short-term Efficacy of Palliative Methylphenidate in Asthenia in Advanced Cancer Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01773837. Licensed CC0.

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