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Homeopathic Treatment of Fatigue in Children Receiving Chemotherapy

NCT01662076 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 9

Last updated 2015-05-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Cancer-related fatigue has been described as a subjective feeling of physical, emotional, and/or cognitive tiredness. Fatigue is frequently identified as one of the most troublesome symptoms in pediatric cancer patients. Fatigue affects children with cancer throughout the trajectory of their disease. Treatment interventions for cancer-related fatigue have been largely unsuccessful. Homeopathy involves treatment of patients with diluted natural substances aimed at stimulating the body's healing system. In the efficacy trial literature, individualized homeopathy shows the most promise over other forms of homeopathic intervention. Individualized homeopathic treatment involves a unique yet established method of case taking. During the consultation, the homeopath asks a series of broad questions to elicit subjective symptoms related to the patient's disease, their medical history, as well as particular characteristics (physical or psychological) related to the individual. This study will recruit children receiving chemotherapy to undergo homeopathic remedies to treat their fatigue. This study hypothesizes that homeopathic treatment will effectively treat fatigue.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Homeopathic Remedies

The homeopathic remedy will be administered as either 1 globule sublingual or 0.2 mL oral (depending on chosen formulation) up to 3 times per day. The homeopath will decide which formulation will be used. Homeopathic remedies prepared according to the standards as set out by Health Canada. The caregiver or patient will be asked to administer the homeopathic remedy at least 30 minutes before or after taking other medications, food and strong smelling substances (such as camphor, mint, or coffee).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lillian Sung, MD · The Hospital for Sick Children

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-05-31
Completion
2014-05-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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