Nausea and vomiting. Nausea and vomiting
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Capsules containing 250 mg of Ginger and 250 mg of Cinnamon, which is taken every 6 hours from 3 days before the start of chemotherapy to 3 days after and produced
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 18 years and older Definitive diagnosis of cancer by oncologist and pathologist Receive one-day chemotherapy courses with high emetic risk drugs according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology Guidline Normal hematological and biochemical tests
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Receiving concurrent radiotherapy with chemotherapy Taking therapeutic doses of warfarin, heparin or aspirin History of hematological disorders (such as severe thrombocytopenia) Gastrointestinal cancer History of allergy to ginger or cinnamon Taking ginger or cinnamon during the last week Having other problems causing nausea such as hypertension, liver or kidney failure and digestive problems
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: 3 days before chemotherapy to 3 days after and every 12 hours at the same time as the intervention. Method of measurement: The Index of Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching questionnaire.;Intensity of nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: 3 days before chemotherapy to 3 days after and every 12 hours at the same time as the intervention. Method of measurement: The Index of Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMohammad Amin
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed