drugset / Trial / NCT02726477
Efficacy and Safety of Wuling San on Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema
Unknown
200 enrolled
Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
Liuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · collabLiuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Wuling San, a traditional Chinese medicine, in reducing arm volume excess in women with stage I-II breast cancer related unilateral lymphedema.
Timeline
- Start
- 2016-04
- Primary completion
- 2017-09
- Completion
- 2018-05
Publications
- Background Andersen L, Hojris I, Erlandsen M, Andersen J. Treatment of breast-cancer-related lymphedema with or without manual lymphatic drainage--a randomized study. Acta Oncol. 2000;39(3):399-405. doi: 10.1080/028418600750013186.
- Zhu H, Peng Z, Dai M, Zou Y, Qin F, Chen J, Song L, He B, Lv X, Dai S. Efficacy and safety of Wuling San for treatment of breast-cancer-related upper extremity lymphoedema: study protocol for a pilot trial. BMJ Open. 2016 Dec 16;6(12):e012515. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012515.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wuling San | Traditional medicine (herbal / TCM) | 1 g/kg | — |