Status:
COMPLETED
Integrative Approaches for Cancer Survivorship
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a four-month manualized Ayurvedic intervention will improve quality of life in recent breast cancer survivors.
Detailed Description
Cancer associated symptoms and impaired quality of life remain significant problems for patients despite advances in cancer treatment. Few effective treatment options exist for these symptoms. Integra...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female breast cancer survivor who is over 1 month and less than 12 months beyond the completion of primary therapy (surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy)
- Having received chemotherapy as part of their primary therapy for breast cancer
- Be in a complete remission
- Aged 18 years or older
- Able to read, write, and understand English
- Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) 67 greater than 60.
- Ability to give informed consent
Exclusion
- Having received Ayurvedic treatment within 2 months of study enrollment
- Receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy at the time of study enrollment. Trastuzumab therapy is not exclusionary.
- Being within 1 month (before or after) of surgery for breast cancer (including breast reconstructive surgery). Smaller surgical procedures such as implant exchange are not exclusionary.
- Patients on adjuvant hormone therapy for less than 1 month
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01488123
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
October 1 2015
Last Update
October 26 2016
Active Locations (1)
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University of California, San Francisco, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
San Francisco, California, United States, 94115