The effect of ginger and cinnamon on chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting
Phase 3
- Conditions
- ausea and vomiting.Nausea and vomiting
- Registration Number
- IRCT20201123049474N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 144
Inclusion Criteria
Age 18 years and older
Definitive diagnosis of cancer by oncologist and pathologist
Receive one-day chemotherapy courses with high emetic risk drugs according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology Guidline
Normal hematological and biochemical tests
Exclusion Criteria
Receiving concurrent radiotherapy with chemotherapy
Taking therapeutic doses of warfarin, heparin or aspirin
History of hematological disorders (such as severe thrombocytopenia)
Gastrointestinal cancer
History of allergy to ginger or cinnamon
Taking ginger or cinnamon during the last week
Having other problems causing nausea such as hypertension, liver or kidney failure and digestive problems
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frequency of nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: 3 days before chemotherapy to 3 days after and every 12 hours at the same time as the intervention. Method of measurement: The Index of Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching questionnaire.;Intensity of nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: 3 days before chemotherapy to 3 days after and every 12 hours at the same time as the intervention. Method of measurement: The Index of Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method