The Effect of Jin Si Herbal Tea on Cancer-related Fatigue of Gynecological Cancer Patients

Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer-related Fatigue; Gynecologic Cancer

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Placebo; Dietary Supplement: Jin Si Herbal Tea

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05454865

IRB110-253-A

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cancer-related fatigue caused by cancer and treatment reduces patients' compliance with treatment. Fatigue caused by chemotherapy usually has multifaceted symptoms, such as being very tired, feeling weak, desperate for rest, or decreased activity. Cancer-related fatigue is often the main reason why patients are reluctant to continue treatment. Even after finished chemotherapy, most patients still feel fatigued.

Therefore, how to solve the patient's fatigue caused by cancer and treatment is a very important issue, and there is no effective treatment at present. This project plans to use the Jin Si herbal tea developed by our hospital to improve cancer-related fatigue.

Full description

Cancer-related fatigue caused by cancer and treatment reduces patients' compliance with treatment. Fatigue caused by chemotherapy usually has multifaceted symptoms, such as being very tired, feeling weak, desperate for rest, or decreased activity. Cancer-related fatigue is often the main reason why patients are reluctant to continue treatment. Even after finished chemotherapy, most patients still feel fatigued.

Therefore, how to solve the patient's fatigue caused by cancer and treatment is a very important issue, and there is no effective treatment at present. This project plans to use the Jin Si herbal tea developed by our hospital to improve cancer-related fatigue.

Jin Si Herbal Tea Brief mechanism of action: It contains eight kinds of traditional Chinese medicines, mainly including wormwood, fish needle grass, Ophiopogon japonicas, houttuynia cordata, platycodon, licorice, perilla leaves, and chrysanthemum, which promote lung health including dampness and clean lung heat, diuresis, generate body heat, anti-cold, clean blood, and reduce phlegm.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who received chemotherapy
• Patients who understand the experimental process

Exclusion criteria

• Unconscious
• Severe disease, not well-controlled patients judged by PI
• Pregnancy, breastfeeding, menstruation during screening phase
• Weakness, allergy to Herbal tea, frequently felt cold

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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21 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Jin Si Herbal Tea

Experimental group

Description:

Jin Si Herbal Tea 1 pack (15 ml) oral use twice daily for two cycles (1 cycle = 3 wks)

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Jin Si Herbal Tea

Placebo group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Mimic Tea 1 pack (15ml) oral use twice daily in the first cycle, using Jin Si Herbal Tea in the 2nd cycle

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo