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The effect of green tea on vomiting and diarrhea caused by pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy

The effect of green tea on vomiting and diarrhea caused by pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2013052213433N1
Enrollment
42
Registered
2013-07-06
Start date
2013-05-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Nausea and diarrhea induced by abdominal and pelvic radiation. Gastroenteritis and colitis due to radiation

Interventions

Intervention 1: First group was treated with oral green tea extract herbal (Gilan pharmaceutical company) 450 mg daily for 4 weeks, the second group are: control, without green tea pills. It is worth
Treatment - Drugs
First group was treated with oral green tea extract herbal (Gilan pharmaceutical company) 450 mg daily for 4 weeks, the second group are: control, without green tea pills. It is worth noting that reg
Control group: patients received radiotherapy of the abdomen and pelvis the minimum effective dose of 5000 in addition to placebo tablets for 4 weeks .

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for Research, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients with cancer of the abdomen and pelvis (including the prostate, rectum, uterus, cervix, bladder, colon); are treated with a dose of 5000 cGy in the abdomen. Exclusion Criteria: Chronic diarrhea; Abdominal and pelvic radiation therapy have been previously; Intestinal diseases such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis; Have not completed 6 weeks of treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: Baseline, seven days, fourteen days, twenty-one day, twenty-eighth day. Method of measurement: Based on Functional Living Emesis Index from 1 to 5.;Diarrhea. Timepoint: Baseline, seven days, fourteen days, twenty-one day, twenty-eighth day. Method of measurement: NCI criteria for defining diarrhea, version 3.0 is graded from zero to four.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nikoobin Farzaneh

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

farzanehnikoobin@yahoo.com+98 31123525125

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026