World Health Organization site
Skip Navigation Links

Main
Note: This record shows only 22 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register.
Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT01751893
Date of registration: 14/12/2012
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Cyprus University of Technology
Public title: Testing the Effectiveness of Henna on Managing PPE
Scientific title: A Randomized Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of the Effects of Lawsonia Inermis on Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia Induced by Capecitabine and/or Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin
Date of first enrolment: June 1, 2017
Target sample size: 56
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01751893
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Supportive Care. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Cyprus
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult cancer patients (>18)

- Patients receiving capecitabine and/or PLD as monotherapy or in combination with other
agents

- Patients that will experience PPE grade 1 or above

- Willing to participate

- Ability to complete the psychometric assessments.

- A performance status of two or less on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with hypersensitivity to natural henna.

- Patients with pre-existing dermatological condition affecting the hands or feet that
may limit the interpretation of results

- Patients on Pyridoxine or nicotine patches

- Patients with a previous history of PPE

- Patients whose chemotherapy was discontinued for more than a week



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Palmar-plantar Erythrodysesthesia (PPE)
Intervention(s)
Drug: Henna
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Change from Baseline PPE Grade at 3,4, 5,6 weeks [Time Frame: 3, 4, 5 and 6 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change from Baseline Hand-foot syndrome 14 (HFS-14) at 3,4,5,6 weeks [Time Frame: 3, 4, 5 and 6 weeks]
Change from Baseline EORTC QOLc30 at 3,4, 5,6 weeks [Time Frame: 3, 4,5 and 6 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
AC-PPEHP-88
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
URL:
Disclaimer: Trials posted on this search portal are not endorsed by WHO, but are provided as a service to our users. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for any damages arising from the use of the information linked to in this section. None of the information obtained through use of the search portal should in any way be used in clinical care without consulting a physician or licensed health professional. WHO is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness and/or use made of the content displayed for any trial record.
Copyright - World Health Organization - Version 3.6 - Version history