Clinical trial · Observational
Wormwood in Chronic Progressive Disorders With Reduced Appetite
Pilot Trial With Wormwood to Improve Appetite in Cancer, Autoimmune Diseases, Depression and Old Age
NCT01126931CI-TRIAL-00003465unknownClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
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- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Wormwood is approved herbal medicine for the treatment of reduced appetite in Germany (Registration No.: 1339.99.99). Reduced appetite is observed in many chronic health disorders such as old age, immune disorders and cancer. Trial aims at observing beneficial effects of wormwood supplementation in various chronic disorders associated with reduced appetite
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Improvement in appetite
- timeFrame
- 6-12 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Improvement in quality of life
- timeFrame
- 12-24 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Appetite and weight loss * Chronic progressive disease Exclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy less than 3 months
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDOmer B, Krebs S, Omer H, Noor TO. Steroid-sparing effect of wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) in Crohn's disease: a double-blind placebo-controlled study. Phytomedicine. 2007 Feb;14(2-3):87-95. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.01.001. Epub 2007 Jan 19. PMID 17240130
- BACKGROUNDKrebs S, Omer TN, Omer B. Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) suppresses tumour necrosis factor alpha and accelerates healing in patients with Crohn's disease - A controlled clinical trial. Phytomedicine. 2010 Apr;17(5):305-9. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.10.013. Epub 2009 Dec 3. PMID 19962291
- DERIVEDKrebs S, Omer B, Omer TN, Fliser D. Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) for poorly responsive early-stage IgA nephropathy: a pilot uncontrolled trial. Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Dec;56(6):1095-9. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.06.025. Epub 2010 Sep 16. PMID 20843592