Status:

RECRUITING

Application of Chinese Herbal Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) to Improve Human Health and to Further Botanical and Horticultural Sciences

Lead Sponsor:

University of Miami

Collaborating Sponsors:

VAUGHN-JORDAN FOUNDATION, INC.

Florida Breast Cancer Foundation

Conditions:

Skin Toxicity

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to study a Chinese herbal Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) product for the temporary relief of pain and itching after radiotherapy (RT). This is an over-the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female subjects with newly diagnosed breast carcinoma
  • > 18 years of age
  • Post-mastectomy with or without reconstruction
  • Stage II-IIIb with any receptor status
  • All races and ethnicities are eligible
  • Patients must be able to consent in English or Spanish
  • Plan to receive adjuvant radiotherapy to the chest wall +/- regional lymph nodes
  • RT will involve standard fractionation use of 3D conformal or Intensity-modulated RT (IMRT)
  • Willing to sign protocol consent form
  • Patients are allowed to receive adjuvant hormonal therapy and/or targeted therapies such as trastuzumab prior to, during and/or after radiation therapy.
  • Patients may receive chemotherapy before or after radiation therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior radiation to the involved breast or chest wall
  • Concurrent chemotherapy
  • Unable or unwilling to sign informed consent
  • Unable to speak English or Spanish
  • Pregnant women
  • Clinical or pathologic stage T4
  • Metastatic disease
  • Connective tissue disorder including Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Scleroderma

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04650256

Start Date

July 1 2021

End Date

December 31 2027

Last Update

March 27 2026

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University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136