Status:

COMPLETED

DaHuang GangTsao Tang to Improve the Appetite Loss Condition of Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Changhua Christian Hospital

Conditions:

Non-organic Loss of Appetite

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Appetite loss is a severe and common symptom among late-stage cancer patients, and it causes great the anxiety for the patient's family. In TCM theory, the investigators call these patients are in blo...

Detailed Description

Intervention group * 1\. 2 grams of DaHuang abstract powder and 0.5 grams GanTsao abstract powder are mixed and separated into four packages; * 2\. each package was given to each patient four times a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Terminal cancer patients in hospice ward
  • Patients with appetite loss condition
  • Ages between 20 to 80 years old
  • No history of diabetes

Exclusion

  • Entered the stage of dying patients
  • Receiving other traditional Chinese medicine

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

4 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01503346

Start Date

March 1 2011

End Date

March 1 2013

Last Update

February 17 2020

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Changhua Christan Hospital

Changhua, Changhua Country, Taiwan, 500