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

Conditions

• Skin Toxicity

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

FEMALE

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) — OTHER
  CAM will be applied topically on the chest wall once during the day (or immediately after radiotherapy) and once at night daily.

Study Details

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-counter product with 1% menthol as an active ingredient.

Key Dates

Start date

Jul 1, 2021

Status verified

Mar 2026

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2027

Completion

Dec 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NA

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

• Experimental: CAM arm
  Participants will be given the CAM intervention during scheduled, standard of care radiotherapy (up to 6 weeks) and 8-12 weeks (weeks 14-18) after radiotherapy.

Primary Outcome Measure

Proportion of patients free of clinically relevant skin toxicities [ Time Frame: Up to 18 weeks. ]

Central Contacts

• Jennifer J Hu, PhD
  3052437796
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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