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CompletedNCT00214032

Pycnogenol for the Treatment of Lymphedema

Treatment of Arm Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Double-Blind, Randomized Study of Pycnogenol vs. Placebo

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
2 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison · Academic / Other
Sex
Female
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The objectives of this study are to evaluate the effectiveness of Pycnogenol (French maritime pine bark extract) for arm lymphedema in women following treatment for breast cancer, to evaluate the accuracy and sensitivity of bioelectric impedence as a measurement of lymphedema of the arm, and to validate the proposed arm lymphedema quality-of-life questionnaire.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGPycnogenolpycnogenol 300 mg daily
DRUGPlaceboplacebo 3 capsules daily

Timeline

Start date
2002-05-01
Primary completion
2006-11-01
Completion
2007-01-01
First posted
2005-09-21
Last updated
2015-10-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00214032. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.