American Ginseng in Treating Patients With Fatigue Caused by Cancer
Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Fatigue, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative Disorder, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Precancerous Condition, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
In brief
RATIONALE: American ginseng may reduce fatigue in patients with cancer. It is not yet known whether American ginseng is more effective than a placebo in treating cancer-related fatigue. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying American ginseng to see how well it works in treating patients with fatigue caused by cancer.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00719563
- Run by
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- People needed
- 364
- Starts
- 2008-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-02-09
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Aurora Presbyterian Hospital — Aurora, Colorado, United States
- Boulder Community Hospital — Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital — Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- St. Anthony Central Hospital — Denver, Colorado, United States
- Porter Adventist Hospital — Denver, Colorado, United States
- Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center — Denver, Colorado, United States
- St. Joseph Hospital — Denver, Colorado, United States
- Rose Medical Center — Denver, Colorado, United States
- CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program — Denver, Colorado, United States
- Swedish Medical Center — Englewood, Colorado, United States
- Poudre Valley Hospital — Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
- Front Range Cancer Specialists — Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
- St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center — Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
- Sky Ridge Medical Center — Lone Tree, Colorado, United States
- Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital — Longmont, Colorado, United States
- St. Mary - Corwin Regional Medical Center — Pueblo, Colorado, United States
- North Suburban Medical Center — Thornton, Colorado, United States
- Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center — Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- University of Florida Shands Cancer Center — Gainesville, Florida, United States
- Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- MBCCOP - Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center — Augusta, Georgia, United States
- Cancer Research Center of Hawaii — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- MBCCOP - Hawaii — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- OnCare Hawaii, Incorporated - Lusitana — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Mayo Clinic Scottsdale — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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