NCT02439580

Effect of Annona Muricata Leaves on Colorectal Cancer Patients and Colorectal Cancer Cells

Effect of Annona Muricata Leaves on Nutritional Status, Quality of Life, Fecal Butyrate, Inflammation, and Colorectal Cancer Cells

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Indonesia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Annona muricata L., include the leaves, is found to contain biologically active Annonaceous acetogenins and plant polyphenols that are important components of human diet and a number of them are considered to have chemopreventive and therapeutic properties against cancer. To confirm previous findings in in vitro, animal study and traditionally use, a human, ex vivo and in vitro studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of consecutive ingestion of A. muricata leaves extract for eight weeks.

Detailed description

Colorectal cancer patients were randomly assigned to receive either A. muricata leaves extract or placebo. Dietary intakes and anthropometry were assessed with food record every two weeks. Blood parameters, nutritional status, quality of life, fecal butyrate level, and systemic inflammation of patient were assessed at the beginning and the end of study.

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Annona muricata extract	ethanol-soluble fraction of water extract
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	maltose

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-10-01
• Primary completion: 2014-06-01
• Completion: 2014-10-01
• First posted: 2015-05-12
• Last updated: 2015-05-14