Use of Nutritional Supplements and CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) by Prostate and Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 109
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Assess quality of life using validated instruments during radiation therapy and determine if there is a correlation between CAM use and quality of life.
研究概览
简要总结
This study was a survey to determine the frequency of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use in patients recently diagnosed with breast or prostate cancer who were starting radiation therapy. The survey was repeated at three time points to assess changes in CAM use over time.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 21 Years 至 70 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Assess quality of life using validated instruments during radiation therapy and determine if there is a correlation between CAM use and quality of life.
时间窗: Up to 1 year
Assess radiation therapy toxicity using standardized criteria from the Oncology Nursing Society and determine if there is a correlation between CAM use and measures of toxicity.
时间窗: Up to 1 year
To determine predictive factors for CAM and nutritional supplement use, such as age, race, income, education, marital status, or tobacco/alcohol use.
时间窗: Up to 1 year
Quantitate the various types of CAM therapy utilized by men with prostate cancer and women with breast cancer who are currently undergoing radiation.
时间窗: Up to 1 year
Quantitate the various types of CAM therapy utilized by men with prostate cancer and women with breast cancer who are currently undergoing radiation therapy at The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. Nutrient supplements and alternative medication use is the primary focus of the assessment.
Determine if patients change their patterns of CAM use prior to, during, or after radiation treatment.
时间窗: Up to 1 year
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Steven Clinton
Principal Investigator
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center