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Effect of Kava on Anxiety and Stress in Cancer Survivors
Status: Recruiting
Anxiety and stress are significant problems for cancer survivors. The purpose of this study is to learn what effect a 14-day course of kava can have on anxiety and stress in cancer survivors, and about the side effects of kava for cancer survivors.
Sex: Male or Female
Age Group: 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
Conditions:
Cancer
Keywords:
anxiety, cancer survivor, Clinics and Surgery Center (CSC), kava
Study Contact: Char Napurski - bake0257@umn.edu
Principal Investigator: Naomi Fujioka
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1
IRB Number: STUDY00015828
See this study on ClinicalTrials.gov