Herbs & Supplements in Breast Cancer Usage, Impact, and Personalized Approaches for Diverse Populations

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCase Comprehensive Cancer Center

About this trial

This research study is enrolling participants diagnosed with breast cancer and receiving/received chemotherapy and/or endocrine therapy. The study's primary objective is to assess the differences in the use of herbs and supplements among the populations served at Cleveland Clinic Florida and Ohio by administering a participant-reported questionnaire.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age: 18 years and older.

Breast cancer diagnosis at pathologic stage (I, II, and III)

Participants with regional lymph node involvement

Received Chemotherapy and/ or Endocrine therapy

Disqualifiers

Under 18 years of age

Prior history of cancer diagnosis

Unable or unwilling to participate in the survey

Distant Metastatic Disease

Trial population

Established stages I, II, and III breast cancer patients at Cleveland Clinic Florida and Ohio who received care will be screened by the research fellow before or after their oncology visit.

Trial design

Design model

Case-only

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

  • No intervention

    Other intervention

    Participants will complete a one-time 33-question survey. The survey is comprised of three sections: (1) Section A includes 12 questions related to demographic information, (2) Section B consists of 2 questions addressing treatment characteristics, \& (3) Section C contains 19 questions focusing on supplement usage.

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Influence of ethnicity on herb/supplement usage among early stage breast cancer participants.

Univariate analysis in which Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test will be performed.

Time frame
5 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Determine the ten most common herbs and supplements by frequency of use in each Cancer Center.

Time frame
5 months
2

Determine the Prevalence of Herbs and Supplements in breast cancer patients.

Time frame
5 months
3

Assess potential associations between Conventional treatments and Herbs/Supplements.

Measured by multiple logistic regression model

Time frame
5 months
4

Association between cancer stage and herbs/supplement usage.

Measured by multiple logistic regression model

Time frame
5 months

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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