Allergy drug and supplement face off in battle against cancer treatment bone pain
NCT ID NCT07300735
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two oral medications—diosmin-hesperidin (a flavonoid supplement) and loratadine (an allergy drug)—to prevent bone pain caused by G-CSF, a drug that boosts white blood cells in blood cancer patients. Researchers will compare each drug alone and in combination against a control in 88 adults. The goal is to find a safe, effective way to ease this common side effect.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Diosmin-Hesperidin and Loratadine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to prevent a common side effect of cancer treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study. The drugs may not reduce pain better than existing options, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 88 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 18 to 65 years old * Receiving a G-CSF for one of the following indications: Treatment of neutropenia along with treatment for leukemia or lymphoma Neutropenia prevention following autologous hematopoietic cell transplant * Patients with or without bone pain associated with G-CSF administration. * Willingness to provide informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with solid tumors. * Pregnant or breastfeeding women. * Patients with known allergies or hypersensitivity to Loratadine, Diosmin- Hespiridin or Filgrastim. * Patients with pre-existing bone disorders or receiving bone modifying agents * Chronic use of antihistamines, Diosmin-Hespiridin, NSAIDs, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressants. * Receiving medications with drug interaction grade X with Loratadine, Diosmin-Hespiridin or Filgrastim * Patients who are unable to understand or provide informed consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alexandria University Hospitals
RECRUITINGAlexandria, 21532, Egypt
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