Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Vitamin C on Quality of Life of Terminal Cancer Patients
NCT03224572CI-TRIAL-00030994unknownPhase 1 / Phase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study determines whether high dose vitamin C is effective for quality of life in terminal cancer patients.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C Deficiency | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| high-dose vitamin C 30gm | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| normal saline | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- The study group
- description
- The study group will receive intravenous high-dose vitamin C 30 gm in 500 ml normal saline in 1-hour infusion, once per week, and total 4-week treatment.
- interventionNames
- Drug: high-dose vitamin C 30gm
- Other: normal saline
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- The control group
- description
- The control group will receive 500 ml normal saline in 1-hour infusion, once per week, and total 4-week treatment.
- interventionNames
- Other: normal saline
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- The improvement of quality of life (QOL)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: -Terminal colon cancer patients without pleural effusions, who will not receive any curative radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Renal metastasis or obstructive uropathy by radiology * Nephrotic syndrome * Creatinine over 1.5mg/dl * Urolithasis * Under other folk therapy or vitamin infusion therapy * Those who can't exercise the right of consent * Those who can't answer the questionaires * Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency * Severe lower leg edema or general edema
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