Homeopathic medicine to prevent nerve damage from paclitaxel
Part of Brain & nervous system, Cancer clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a homeopathic medicine called Stibium Metallicum Praeparatum D6 can reduce nerve damage (neuropathy) caused by paclitaxel chemotherapy. If you are starting paclitaxel for breast or gynecologic cancer, this treatment might help prevent or lessen tingling, numbness, or pain in your hands and feet.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You have breast, ovarian, or another gynecologic cancer
- You are about to start paclitaxel chemotherapy (weekly or every 3 weeks) for 12 or 18 weeks
- You do not already have nerve damage (neuropathy) in your hands or feet
- You have not had chemotherapy with taxanes or other nerve-damaging drugs before
- You are not taking medications that can cause nerve damage
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and if you could become pregnant, you use reliable birth control
- You do not have depression, epilepsy, or a milk protein allergy
- You can read, write, and speak German
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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