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Effect of Kava on Anxiety and Stress in Cancer Survivors
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This is a pilot, two-arm, randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled cross-over design to test the safety and efficacy of a 14-day course of kava in reducing anxiety and stress in adult cancer survivors. The primary objectives of this study are: 1) determine the effect of kava on anxiety in cancer survivors using the PROMIS anxiety score; and 2) determine the safety of kava in cancer survivors using CTCAE v5.0.
Male or Female
18 years and over
Inclusion Criteria:
• Adult ≥ 18 years old
• Completed curative-intent treatment for breast, gynecologic, lung, or head/neck cancer within the last 24 months without clinical and/or radiographic evidence of recurrence at the time of the last follow up
• Willing to abstain from benzodiazepine and alcohol use during the kava or placebo intervention and for at least 14 days after completion
Exclusion Criteria:
• Known allergy to kava
• Regular use of benzodiazepines, defined as ≥ 2 times weekly, within 14 days prior to study registration
• Use of herbal supplements within 14 days of study registration,
• Anti-cancer therapy within 28 days prior to registration and/or during study participation, except for aromatase inhibitors
• Known liver disease such as cirrhosis
• Use of acetaminophen at doses more than 2000 mg daily for more than three days per week within 7 days prior to the first dose of kava or placebo intervention
• Chronic use of high-intensity statin therapy
• Women who are pregnant, intend to become pregnant, or are nursing
Cancer
anxiety, cancer survivor, Clinics and Surgery Center (CSC), kava
Char Napurski - bake0257@umn.edu
Naomi Fujioka
EARLY_PHASE1
STUDY00015828
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