Wormwood in Chronic Progressive Disorders With Reduced Appetite

University Hospital Freiburg

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01126931

Appetite and Weight Loss

Details and patient eligibility

About

Wormwood is approved herbal medicine for the treatment of reduced appetite in Germany (Registration No.: 1339.99.99). Reduced appetite is observed in many chronic health disorders such as old age, immune disorders and cancer.

Trial aims at observing beneficial effects of wormwood supplementation in various chronic disorders associated with reduced appetite

Full description

Supplementation with wormwood in chronic disorders associated with reduced appetite.

Examples:

1. Cancer
2. Autoimmune diseases such as Crohns disease and IgA Nephropathy
3. Old age
4. Chronic stress and depression

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Appetite and weight loss
• Chronic progressive disease

Exclusion criteria

• Life expectancy less than 3 months