Korean Red Ginseng in Treating Patients With Fatigue Caused by Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer

NCT ID: NCT02039635

Last Updated: 2017-08-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

438 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-12-31

Study Completion Date

2017-03-31

Brief Summary

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Korean Red Ginseng may improve fatigue in healthy subject. It is not yet known whether Korean Red Ginseng is effective compared with a placebo in chemotherapy.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Korean Red Ginseng is effective in the treatment of the fatigue from colorectal cancer with chemotherapy.(modified FOLFOX-6)

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Colorectal Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Korean Red Ginseng

Patients receive oral Korean Red Ginseng twice daily for 16 weeks. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 4 courses.

Intervention: Dietary Supplement: Korean Red Ginseng

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Korean Red Ginseng

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Given Orally

Placebo

Patients receive oral placebo twice daily for 16 weeks. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 4 courses.

Intervention: Other: Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Given Orally

Interventions

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Korean Red Ginseng

Given Orally

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Given Orally

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 20 years and older
* Person who agreed to participate in this study and signed voluntarily on the written informed consent form
* Person who is confirmed as colorectal cancer through histological and image diagnosis and scheduled for adjuvant or palliative therapy with mFOLFOX-6 regimen
* Fertile patients with negative pregnancy test confirmed and who has agreed to use effective contraception
* Person who is able to fully communicate with the physician about his/her fatigue status and is able to completely fill out the questionnaires
* Life expectancy more than 6 months
* Performance status of ECOG grade 0\~1
* Hb ≥ 9g/dL
* Person with moderate liver function (AST, ALT ≤ 2.5 × ULN)
* Person with moderate renal function (Cr ≤ 1.5 × ULN)

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or nursing women
* Primary brain cancer, brain metastases or other CNS malignancy, including CNS lymphoma
* No controlled pain despite the use if analgesics.
* Person showing hypothyroidism despite the hormone treatment
* Person with insomnia despite an appropriate treatment
* No controlled hypertension (DBP \>100mmHg or SBP \>160mmHg)
* Person who has experience of hypersensitivity to the trial drug (ginseng) components
* Person with autoimmune disorders (Multiple sclerosis, Lupus, rheumarthritis etc.)
* Person who is alcoholic dependent or has psychiatric disorder
* Person who has cognitive or psychiatric problems
* Person who has an experience of chemotherapy agents use 6 months before a screening visit
* Person who had a surgery 2 weeks before a screening visit
* Person who had taken herbal medicinal product (including Chinese medicine) 4 weeks before the screening visit
* Person who has medical status that is judged to affect the result or who is judged as inappropriate for the study by the physician
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Korea Ginseng Corporation

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Korea Ginseng Corporation

Shinseongdong, Daejeon, South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Other Identifiers

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KGC-S-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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