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The Effect of Ginkgo biloba on sexual dysfunction in patients with breast cancer;A randomized double blind placebo – controlled clinical trial

Phase 2
Conditions
breast cancer.
Family history of malignant neoplasm of breast
Registration Number
IRCT2016012414477N3
Lead Sponsor
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Vice chancellor for research
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
52
Inclusion Criteria

Being married;18 years of age or older; At least 2 month after the end of treatment; Signed and dated written informed consent prior to admission to the study;The ability to speak; understand the Persian; Patients who had undergone breast cancer surgery

Exclusion criteria:
not having sex at least twice during the study period; Having any other medical; conditions such as:
cardiovascular diseases ( i.e. uncontrolled hypertension, history of infarction, deep-vein thrombosis), Pulmonary diseases (i.e. asthma, shortness of breath), Neurological diseases ( i.e. convulsions, epilepsy, migraine, cerebrovascular disorder), History of bleeding disorder, kidney diseases, liver diseases, endocrine disorders (i.e. diabetes), mental disorders, coagulation disorders; Other malignancies other than breast cancer;Infertility; Stressful event (other than cancer) during the last 6 months (e.g. traumatic and stressful event, changes in living conditions such as relocation, financial ruin, marital problems, losing a close family member); Failing to follow the treatment plan; A history of psychiatric disorder; Patients taking SSRI 2 weeks prior to study; Anticoagulant therapy (Heparin, enoxaparin, warfarin, clopidogrel, ticlopidine) 2 weeks prior to study; Patients with hormone-receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Female Sexual Function Index score. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Female Sexual Function Index scale.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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