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Clinical Trials/NCT04342949
NCT04342949UnknownNot Applicable

A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Study to Investigate the Auxiliary Effects of Fucoidan in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Who Receive Combined Radio-chemotherapy Before Surgery

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital1 site in 1 country100 target enrollmentStarted: November 9, 2018Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Enrollment
100
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
auxiliary effects of Fucoidan

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel study. The main goal is to investigate the auxiliary effects of Fucoidan for the patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who receive neoadjuvant CCRT before surgery. The quality of life is our primary endpoint for this study. The study is an observational study.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Case Only
Time Perspective
Prospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
20 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age was more/equal to 20 year-old and less/equal to 80 year-old
  • Diagnosed as locally advanced rectal cancers by pathological biopsy and image study.
  • ECOG performance status within 0 to 2 points
  • Excepted life remaining at least 4 months
  • Females with fertility are willing to use effective contraception during the period of study
  • Willing to follow the test procedures and tracking procedures
  • sign the inform consent form

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1.Suffering from other primary malignant tumors 2.Females who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding 3.Participate in other interventional clinical trial within the first 30 days 4.Suffering from major mental illness such as mental retardation and mental disorders 5.Unable to understand and answer research questions (oral or written) 6.Abnormal laboratory data within 14 days before joining the study 7.Evidence that subject has a severe or uncontrolled disease

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

auxiliary effects of Fucoidan

Time Frame: 2 years

To evaluate the quality of life after unblind by 4th edit of FACT-C

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Jaw-Yuan Wang, MD, PhD

Vice Superintendent, Professor

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Study Sites (1)

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