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NCT ID: NCT05566457
Brief Summary: The current treatments for albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-PTX) -related peripheral neurotoxicity (PN) mainly included cryotherapy and compression therapy , oral B group vitamin , and duloxetine. However, treatment effectiveness of these three methods is limited. Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu decoction (HGWD) is an herbal formula recorded in "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" for improving limb pain, tingling, and numbness, which is composed of five crude drugs (Astragali Radix, Cinnamomi Ramulus, Paeoniae Radix Alba, Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, and Jujubae Fructus)(9). Recently, HGWD has been shown to be effective in the treatment of oxaliplatin- and diabetic-related PNs . But there are no prospective studies to explore the efficacy of HGWD in the treatment of nab-PTX-induced PN in patients with BC. Therefore, we conducted this prospective randomized controlled study to investigate the efficacy and safety of HGWD to prevent nab-PTX-induced PN in patients with BC. The primary aim of this study was to assess the prevention of nab-PTX-induced PN by soaking hands and/or feet with HGWD when compared to placebo.
Detailed Description: This open-label, single-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial was planned to be conducted in the National Cancer Center in China from January 2020 to June 2022.The eligible paticipants were assigned randomly in a 1:1 ratio to a study group (HGWD group) or a control group. PASS software (version 15.0) (Kaysville, Utah, USA) was used to calculate the sample size. Assuming α = 0.05 and 1-β = 0.8, a total of 80 patients were needed for the aim of decreasing the grade 2-3 PN from 60% to 30%. Assuming a lost-to-follow-up rate of 15%, a total of 92 patients were needed. The primary aim of this study was to assess the prevention of nab-PTX-induced PN by soaking hands and/or feet with HGWD when compared to placebo.
Study: NCT05566457
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Protocol Section: NCT05566457