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NCT Number: NCT01215448

Wheatgrass Juice / Lifestyle Recommendations / Cancer Patients' Quality of Life / Chemotherapy Treatment

This study is aimed to study the impact of wheatgrass juice and lifestyle recommendations (diet, physical activity and breathing exercises) on the well being, fatigue and hematological parameters of chemotherapy-naive patients with no evidence for symptoms of active oncological disease.The researchers hypothesize that both wheatgrass juice and lifestyle recommendations can improve patient's well-being during chemotherapy.

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Key information

Conditions

Fatigue Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–95 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Lin Medical Center

Haifa, Israel

About this study

Chemotherapy-naive patients will be offered to participate in a two arms study. Following consent, patients will be randomized to one of two arms. Patients in both arms will be provided by booklet and audio-cassette that specify lifestyle recommendations (diet, physical activity and breathing exercises). Patients in one of the study arms will be provided in addition with frozen wheatgrass juice (recommended daily dosage of 55-110 CC daily). Patients in both arms will be asked to fill in a daily patient's diary monitoring the practice of the lifestyle recommendations.

Baseline assessment will include the following questionnaires: ESAS, MYCAW, FACIT- Fatigue. Evaluation will include weekly ESAS and FACIT-Fatigue questionnaire and subsequent evaluation (including ESAS, MYCAW, FACIT- Fatigue questionnaires) following 3 and 4 chemotherapy cycles of treatment. Follow-up evaluation will be performed at the completion of chemotherapy.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of cancer with no sign of active disease
  • First-time treatment with chemotherapy

Exclusion criteria

  • Treatment with per os administration of chemotherapy

Treatment and study plan

Wheatgrass juice

Dietary Supplement

110 CC daily od frozen wheatgrass juice in the intervention arm

Other names: Triticum aestivum

Primary outcomes

  1. Assessing impact of wheatgrass juice and lifestyle recommendations on cancer patients' quality of life

    Time frame: 4 months

    Assessing impact of wheatgrass juice and lifestyle recommendations on cancer patients' quality of life(including fatigue)during chemotherapy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assessing compliance of patients to lifestyle recommendations during chemotherapy

    Time frame: 4 months

    Assessing compliance of patients to lifestyle recommendations (diet, physical activity and breathing exercises) during chemotherapy

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Carmel Medical Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Impact of Wheatgrass Juice and Lifestyle Recommendations on Cancer Patients' Quality of Life During Chemotherapy Treatment

Acronym: 4001

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Oct 6, 2010
Registry last updated
Jun 17, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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