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American Ginseng in Treating Patients With Cancer-Related Fatigue

Fatigue Clinical Trial

Official title:
The Use of American Ginseng (Panax Quinquefolius) to Improve Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Dose-Finding, Placebo-Controlled Study

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: American ginseng may help relieve cancer-related fatigue.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well American ginseng works in treating patients with cancer-related fatigue.

Clinical Trial Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

- Compare the efficacy of American ginseng, administered at 3 different doses, vs placebo in patients with cancer-related fatigue.

Secondary

- Determine the toxic effects and tolerability of American ginseng in these patients.

- Determine the impact of American ginseng on quality of life-related variables (e.g., sleep, vitality, and quality of life domains) in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to disease stage (I or II vs III or IV vs unknown), gender (male vs female), baseline fatigue score (4-7 vs 8-10), concurrent chemotherapy (yes vs no), and concurrent radiotherapy (yes vs no). Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms. ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Fatigue
  • Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT00182780
Study type Interventional
Source Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date October 2005
Completion date April 2010
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