Evaluation of the Efficacy of Biobran (Rice Bran Arabinoxylan) in Supporting Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age20-65
SponsorChina Medical University Hospital

About this trial

This study aims to evaluate the potential supportive effects of rice bran arabinoxylan compound (Biobran) in patients with breast cancer receiving paclitaxel and doxorubicin chemotherapy. The study will assess chemotherapy-related side effects, quality of life, tumor size, tumor antigens, and routine blood test parameters over 24 weeks of treatment.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Breast cancer stage I-III

Disqualifiers

pregnant, lactation, breast recurrence, mental disease, autoimmune disease over hte past 5 years, people who take plant or fungal polysaccharide health supplements

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Biobran supplementation

    Dietary supplement

    3 g Biobran per day for 24 weeks

Treatment groups

96 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: PlaceboNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: BiobranExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change from baseline in the mean quality of life score at 12 weeks

EORTC QLQ-BR42 scores range from 0 to 100. For symptom scales and single-item measures, higher scores indicate greater symptom burden or more severe problems, whereas lower scores indicate fewer symptoms or problems.

Time frame
Baseline and at 6、12、18、24 weeks after chemotherapy

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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