Aloe Vera on Irradiated Breast Tissue

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Irradiated Breast Tissue

In brief

The investigators are testing two over the counter aloe veras on irradiated breast tissue.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01824134

Run by

John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital

People needed

40

Starts

2012-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-09-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women over 18 years of age who had undergone lumpectomy or partial mastectomy for breast cancer, and who then received postoperative radiation therapy using tangential fields, with or without a boost to the tumor bed. Chemotherapy as part of the treatment regimen was acceptable.
• No major medical or psychiatric illness that might interfere with patient's completion of study requirements
• Signed study-specific informed consent form prior to study entry

You may not qualify if…

• Those requiring nodal radiation therapy were excluded.
• Subjects who have a breast infection at the commencement of radiation treatment
• Before randomization, subjects who have agreed to participate are asked if they are allergic to any topical preparation. Those allergic to aloe vera were ineligible.

Where it is running

• Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital — Thomasville, Georgia, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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