Use of Medicinal Plants and Other Alternative and Complementary Medicines by Patients With Cancer in Reunion Island

Last updated: March 31, 2022
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Cancer

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04932681
2021/CHU/05
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Exploratory, observational and cross-sectional study with the aim of describing the use of plants for medicinal purposes (and other Complementary and Alternative Medicine) and identifying the determinants of this use. The methodology envisaged is mixed with an exploratory design combining qualitative (interviews) and quantitative techniques (questionnaires).

To knowledge of investigators, no study has been carried out in Reunion Island on the use of plants and other alternative and complementary medicines among cancer patients.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Living in Reunion Island
  • Suffering from cancer (solid tumors, hematological malignancies)
  • Able to answer a questionnaire
  • Patient who does not oppose to the research

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Person of legal age under guardianship or under legal protection
  • Persons who do not understand French or Reunionese Creole

Study Design

Total Participants: 520
Study Start date:
April 01, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2023

Connect with a study center

  • CHU La Réunion

    Saint-Denis, 97400
    Réunion

    Active - Recruiting

  • Clinique Saint Clotilde

    Sainte-Clotilde, 97490
    Réunion

    Site Not Available

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