Health Condition 1: R64- Cachexia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Ayurvedic Rasayana therapy: Ayurvedic personalised Rasayana therapy
Sponsors
Rasayu Cancer Clinic Pune
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Age greater than 18 yrs 2 All GI cancer patients with history of >5% weight loss in over 6 months 3 Patients who has moderate to severe anorexia Anorexia 4 Performance status â??less than or equal to 2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Patients who are on other conventional medicines to treat anorexia and cachexia like megestrol acetate, corticosteroids, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), antiemetic etc. 2 Patient who is taking other nutritional supplements 3 Life expectancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1 To assess efficacy of Rasayana therapy on body weight and BMI anorexia pre and post therapy 2 To assess effects on anorexia by using Fact G -ACT (FAAC-VERSION 4)for anorexia 3 To assess QOL by using FACT G and Physician performance status by ECOG 4 To assess changes in plasma albumin, CRP, and Glasgow Prognostic Score. 5 To assess safety and tolerability of Rasayana therapy Timepoint: Day 0 Day 30 Day 60 Day 90 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1 To assess effects on anorexia by using Fact G for anorexia and VAS scale 2 To assess QOL by using FACT G and Physician performance status by ECOG 3 To assess changes in plasma albumin, CRP, and Glasgow Prognostic Score. 4 To assess safety and tolerability of Rasayana therapy Timepoint: Day 0 Day 30 Day 60 Day 90 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Yogesh Bendale
Rasayu Cancer Clinic
Outcome results
None listed