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Brassica Vegetables or Indole-3-Carbinol in Treating Patients With PSA Recurrence After Surgery for Prostate Cancer

NCT00607932 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2016-04-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Eating a diet high in vegetables may lower the risk of some types of cancer. Brassica vegetables (such as cabbages, kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower) and indole-3-carbinol (a substance found in cruciferous vegetables) may help lower the risk of prostate cancer recurrence.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying the side effects and how well Brassica vegetables work compared with indole-3-carbinol in treating patients with PSA recurrence after surgery for prostate cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

behavioral dietary intervention

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Brassica vegetable

DRUG

indole-3-carbinol

follow up at 2,4,6 months post baseline.

OTHER

counseling intervention

2, 4, 6 months post baseline

OTHER

medical chart review

2,4,6 months post baseline

OTHER

questionnaire administration

PROCEDURE

adjuvant therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Vanderbilt University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jay H. Fowke, PhD, MPH · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-03-31
Primary Completion
2007-01-31
Completion
2010-11-30

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