Tumor
Conditions
Keywords
Life quality, questionnaire, tumor patients
Brief summary
Tumor patients receiving conventional tumor therapies are included into this study. The patients are randomized into two groups receiving either additive homeopathic therapy or not. Two questionnaires referring to subjective feeling and life quality are filled out by the patients with each visit to the outpatients Department. One of them is the QLQC30 questionnaire of the EORTC. The results of the questionnaires of the two groups are compared.
Detailed description
Quality of life is an important issue for cancer patients, especially during the periods of chemotherapy and radiation. Preliminary results have revealed positive effects of add-on homeopathy on quality of life as well as subjective well-being. Patients are receiving classical homeopathy with administration of either globules and/or dilutions. With each appointment, patients complete two questionnaires.
Interventions
OTHERadditive homeopathic treatment
These patients receive additive homeopathic treatment
Sponsors
Medical University of Vienna
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Tumor patients between 18 and 100 years old
Exclusion criteria
Patients younger than 18 years, patients having completed less than 3 questionnaires.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference with regard to subjective feeling and life quality with or without homeopathic treatment | 3 months |
Countries
Austria
Outcome results
None listed