DaHuang GangTsao Tang to Improve the Appetite Loss Condition of Cancer Patients (TCM)
Non-organic Loss of Appetite
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Non-organic Loss of Appetite focused on measuring Appetite Loss
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Terminal cancer patients in hospice ward
- Patients with appetite loss condition
- Ages between 20 to 80 years old
- No history of diabetes
Exclusion Criteria:
- Entered the stage of dying patients
- Receiving other traditional Chinese medicine
Sites / Locations
- Changhua Christan Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
herbal medicine
Intervention group 1. 2 grams of DaHuang abstract powder and 0.5 grams GanTsao abstract powder are mixed and separated into four packages; 2. each package was given to each patient four times a day (three time after meal and one time before sleep); 3. each patient received the usual medication of the hospice ward at the same time; 4. record the patients' score of pre-test, mid-test and after-test of QIPCTP at the 1st day, the 3rd day and the 6th day; 5. record the patients' score of EORTC QLQ-C30 V3.0 and ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status) at the 1st day and the 6th day.