A study to assess the effect of nutritional diet containing figs, dates and black raisins in improving anemia caused in breast cancer patients due to chemotherapy

Nutritional intervention of raisins, dates, and figs for chemotherapy-induced anemia (Pandu) in breast cancer patients - NIL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/10/076040

Enrollment

Registered

2024-10-29

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: D538- Other specified nutritional anemias

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female Breast Cancer patients up to Stage III, undergoing first-line chemotherapy with or without hormonal and radiotherapy treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Male breast cancer patients, Breast Cancer patients scheduled for second-line chemotherapy, Planned for neoadjuvant chemotherapy, Post- blood transfusion before starting the chemotherapy, Patients taking iron supplements

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hemoglobin, Total WBC, Differential Leucocyte count, RBC Indices, Platelet indices, Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate; Iron specific: Serum iron, Serum ferritin, Transferrin level or Total Iron Binding Capacity; LFT: Sr. Bil., SGPT, SGOT, KFT: Sr. Creatinine, BUN and BSL (Random)Timepoint: A- 0 week as Baseline - before starting chemotherapy B- 12 weeks as Mid-chemotherapy C - 24 weeks at the end of chemotherapy	—

Measure

Time frame

Hemoglobin, Total WBC, Differential Leucocyte count, RBC Indices, Platelet indices, Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate; Iron specific: Serum iron, Serum ferritin, Transferrin level or Total Iron Binding Capacity; LFT: Sr. Bil., SGPT, SGOT, KFT: Sr. Creatinine, BUN and BSL (Random)Timepoint: A- 0 week as Baseline - before starting chemotherapy B- 12 weeks as Mid-chemotherapy C - 24 weeks at the end of chemotherapy

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Assessment of Ayurvedic symptoms of Pandu viz., Panduta, Rukshata, Agnimandya, Aruchi, Shaithilya, Hrudrava 2. FACIT- Fatigue Scale 3. FACT-AN Scale 4. Quality of Life core module C-30 & BR-45 breast cancer questionnaires 5. Karnofskyâ??s Performance Score 6. Weight Timepoint: A- 0 week as Baseline- before starting chemotherapy B- 12 weeks as mid- chemotherapy C - 24 weeks at the end of chemotherapy	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Assessment of Ayurvedic symptoms of Pandu viz., Panduta, Rukshata, Agnimandya, Aruchi, Shaithilya, Hrudrava 2. FACIT- Fatigue Scale 3. FACT-AN Scale 4. Quality of Life core module C-30 & BR-45 breast cancer questionnaires 5. Karnofskyâ??s Performance Score 6. Weight Timepoint: A- 0 week as Baseline- before starting chemotherapy B- 12 weeks as mid- chemotherapy C - 24 weeks at the end of chemotherapy

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Geeta Dharmati

Bharatiya Sanskriti Darshan Trusts Integrated Cancer Treatment and Research Centre

ictrcpune@gmail.com02067346000

Outcome results