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Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for Management of Fatigue in Prostate Cancer Patients on Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)
Sponsor: University of Arkansas
Summary
The study is being done to see if a small daily dose of naltrexone (LDN, 3 mg pill) can help reduce tiredness (fatigue) in men with prostate cancer. All men in this study are being treated with hormone therapy (also called androgen deprivation therapy, or ADT). Some may also be taking newer hormone medicines such as apalutamide, daralutamide, enzalutamide, or abiraterone.
Official title: Phase II Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for the Management of Fatigue in Prostate Cancer Patients on Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2026-03
Completion Date
2029-01
Last Updated
2026-03-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Naltrexone
Naltrexone, a structurally similar compound to the opioid antagonist naloxone, but with longer half-life and higher bioavailability, was first synthesized in the 1960s and approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1980s for treatment of opioid addiction. Its use was later expanded for management of alcohol addiction as well. The typical dose of naltrexone used for opioid and alcohol addiction is 50-100mg \[19\]. Naltrexone at one-tenth of the original addiction treatment dose, referred to as LDN, exhibits interesting paradoxical pharmacology and enhances endogenous opioid production. It also showed exhibiting multiple other pharmacological effects ranging from inhibition of proliferation of cancer cells, modulating immune response there by slowing the progression of autoimmune diseases and exhibiting the inhibitory effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines thereby reducing the symptoms of neuropathic and non-cancer related pain.