Status:

COMPLETED

Guaraná for Radiation Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Faculdade de Medicina do ABC

Conditions:

Fatigue

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

We hypothesize that Guaraná, a native plant from the Amazon, might improve radiation-induced fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing treatment. In order to assess this, we randomized patients to ...

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is evaluate the favourable effects of Guaraná in memory and cognition in humans After approval by our Institutional Review Board, we included consenting patients with a histologi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • histological diagnosis of early stage Breast Cancer
  • 18 years old or older

Exclusion

  • prior breast radiation
  • anemia
  • clinical depression
  • unable to sign informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00615316

Start Date

December 1 2006

End Date

June 1 2007

Last Update

February 14 2008

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Faculdade de Medicina do ABC

Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, 09060-650