Metabolomic Pathways and Traditional Chinese Medicine Body Constitution in Cancer-related Fatigue

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07489833

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital80 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to integrate insights from metabolomics and TCMBC to identify biomarkers and physiological pathways associated with CRF.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 years or older * Diagnosed with stage I to III CRC and scheduled for surgical treatment * Cognitively intact and able to communicate in either Mandarin or Taiwanese * Willing to participate in the study and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer * Patients with recurrent colorectal cancer or other concurrent cancers.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Self-report Questionnaire

The study utilizes two instruments. First, the Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI) is used to assess fatigue; total scores range from 0 to 127, with higher scores indicating greater fatigue severity. Second, the Body Constitution Questionnaire (BCQ) comprises 16 items, with total scores ranging from 16 to 80.

Time frame: Change from baseline to 3 months after surgery.

Central Contacts

Yun-Jen Chou, PhD

CONTACT

886-3-2118800 yjchou@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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