Study of PG2 Injection for Improving Fatigue in Patients After Palliative Abdominal Surgery for Cancer

NCT02077621 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2025-06-04

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Summary

PG2 has been approved in Taiwan to treat cancer-related fatigue for advanced cancer patients. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of PG2 on fatigue relief in patients undergoing palliative abdominal surgery for cancer. The secondary endpoints, including the length of hospital stay, postoperative complications, HRQL, inflammatory biomarkers, the duration of antibiotic therapy, mortality during the hospital stay, weight loss and body composition, will be evaluated among these patients.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

PG2

Powder for Injection, 500 mg PG2/500 ml normal saline

DRUG

Placebo

500 mL normal saline

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • PhytoHealth Corporation

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Jin-Ming Wu, M.D. · National Taiwan University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-02-28
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2020-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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