The Effect of Vitamin C on Quality of Life of Terminal Cancer Patients

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

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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Clinical Trial Details

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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