None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Drug : In experimental group, they would take the hyangsa youkgunja tang extract for three times a day, 5g each eime 8 weeks with antiemetics, in control group, they just take antiemetics,
Sponsors
Comprehensive & Integrative Medicine Institute
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. the cancer patients who complain nausea, vomiting and anorexia even if taking antiemetics 2, NRS of anrorexia is over 4 3. life expactancy is more than 3 months. 4. their age is 20-70 5. they have no problems in languagem expression and concentration 6. those who can follow up during the trial 7. those who voluntarily decide to participate and signed the consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. those who have hypersinsitivity with hyangsayoukgunja-Tang 2. Those with genetic problems such as galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-calactose absorption disorder 3. major mental illness, such as major depression or mental illness; 4. Those who have difficulty eating food due to stomatitis, glossitis. 5. Liver function test, kidney function test, more than twice the normal level (AST, ASL 80 IU/L, creatine 2.4 mg% or higher) or moderate liver and renal failure patients 6. Hb<8.0 or below 7. pregnancy and lactating women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| anorexia cachexia scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Edmonton symptom assessment scale;Functional Assessment of Anorexia/Cachexia therapy;body mass index;patient global impression of chaneg;Blood test(total protein, albumin, total cholerterol and hormone(Ghrelin, leptine) | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public Contacthyun jung jung
Daegu Oriental Hospital of Daegu Haany University
Outcome results
None listed