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This study determines whether high dose vitamin C is effective for quality of life in terminal cancer patients.


Clinical Trial Description

The investigator's project is a single medical center, randomized double- blinded trial. The target group is terminal cancer patients at Palliative care clinics. The experimental group will receive intravenous high-dose vitamin C 30 g in 500 ml normal saline in 1-hour infusion, once per week, and total 4-week treatment. The control group will receive 500 ml normal saline in 1-hour infusion, once per week, and total 4-week treatment. The primary outcome is the improvement of quality of life, measured by European Organization for Research and Treatment of cancer (EORTC). The secondary outcome is the survival analysis.The participants will be followed up weekly for 2 weeks, then bi-weekly for 6 months. ;


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NCT number NCT03224572
Study type Interventional
Source National Taiwan University Hospital
Contact Chin-Ying Chen, MD, MHSc
Phone 886-2-23123456
Email crystalcychen@ntu.edu.tw
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 1/Phase 2
Start date January 2018
Completion date December 2018

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