Cancer-related fatigue caused by cancer and treatment reduces patients' compliance with treatment. Fatigue caused by chemotherapy usually has multifaceted symptoms, such as being very tired, feeling weak, desperate for rest, or decreased activity. Cancer-related fatigue is often the main reason why patients are reluctant to continue treatment. Even after finished chemotherapy, most patients still feel fatigued. Therefore, how to solve the patient's fatigue caused by cancer and treatment is a very important issue, and there is no effective treatment at present. This project plans to use the Jin Si herbal tea developed by our hospital to improve cancer-related fatigue.
Cancer-related fatigue caused by cancer and treatment reduces patients' compliance with treatment. Fatigue caused by chemotherapy usually has multifaceted symptoms, such as being very tired, feeling weak, desperate for rest, or decreased activity. Cancer-related fatigue is often the main reason why patients are reluctant to continue treatment. Even after finished chemotherapy, most patients still feel fatigued. Therefore, how to solve the patient's fatigue caused by cancer and treatment is a very important issue, and there is no effective treatment at present. This project plans to use the Jin Si herbal tea developed by our hospital to improve cancer-related fatigue. Jin Si Herbal Tea Brief mechanism of action: It contains eight kinds of traditional Chinese medicines, mainly including wormwood, fish needle grass, Ophiopogon japonicas, houttuynia cordata, platycodon, licorice, perilla leaves, and chrysanthemum, which promote lung health including dampness and clean lung heat, diuresis, generate body heat, anti-cold, clean blood, and reduce phlegm.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
21
Jin Si Herbal Tea 1 pack PO bid for 2 treatment cycles (1 cycle = 3 weeks)
Placebo 1 1pack PO bid for 1 treatment cycle (1 cycle = 3 weeks) and followed by Jin Si Herbal Tea 1 pack PO bid for the 2nd treatment cycle
Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital
Hualien City, Please Select, Taiwan
Brief Fatigue Inventory-Taiwanese (BFI-T)
scores 0-90, higher scores mean the worse outcome
Time frame: 2 months
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G7, Version 4)
scores 0-28, higher scores mean the worse outcome
Time frame: 2 months
Laboratory assessment (White Blood Cells count, Differential count)
monitor bone marrow function
Time frame: 2 months
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