NCT01662076

Homeopathic Treatment of Fatigue in Children Receiving Chemotherapy

A Feasibility Pilot Trial of Individualized Homeopathic Treatment of Fatigue in Children Receiving Chemotherapy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 9 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Cancer-related fatigue has been described as a subjective feeling of physical, emotional, and/or cognitive tiredness. Fatigue is frequently identified as one of the most troublesome symptoms in pediatric cancer patients. Fatigue affects children with cancer throughout the trajectory of their disease. Treatment interventions for cancer-related fatigue have been largely unsuccessful. Homeopathy involves treatment of patients with diluted natural substances aimed at stimulating the body's healing system. In the efficacy trial literature, individualized homeopathy shows the most promise over other forms of homeopathic intervention. Individualized homeopathic treatment involves a unique yet established method of case taking. During the consultation, the homeopath asks a series of broad questions to elicit subjective symptoms related to the patient's disease, their medical history, as well as particular characteristics (physical or psychological) related to the individual. This study will recruit children receiving chemotherapy to undergo homeopathic remedies to treat their fatigue. This study hypothesizes that homeopathic treatment will effectively treat fatigue.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Homeopathic Remedies	The homeopathic remedy will be administered as either 1 globule sublingual or 0.2 mL oral (depending on chosen formulation) up to 3 times per day. The homeopath will decide which formulation will be used. Homeopathic remedies prepared according to the standards as set out by Health Canada. The caregiver or patient will be asked to administer the homeopathic remedy at least 30 minutes before or after taking other medications, food and strong smelling substances (such as camphor, mint, or coffee).

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-08-01
• Primary completion: 2014-05-01
• Completion: 2014-05-01
• First posted: 2012-08-10
• Last updated: 2015-05-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada