Last reviewed · How we verify
NCT04104113: HERBAL
Health-related Quality of Life-intervention in Survivors of Breast and Other Cancers Experiencing Cancer-related Fatigue Using Traditional Chinese Medicine: The HERBAL Trial
Phase 2 trial testing Modified Xiang Bei Yang Rong Tang in Cancer in 80 participants. Status unknown.
30 May 2021
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | National University of Singapore |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 2 |
| Status | Status unknown |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | quadruple |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 80 |
| Start date | 24 October 2019 |
| Primary completion | 30 May 2021 |
| Estimated completion | 9 June 2022 |
| Sites | 1 location across Singapore |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Modified Xiang Bei Yang Rong Tang
- Placebo
Conditions studied
- Cancer — all drugs for Cancer →
- Fatigue — all drugs for Fatigue →
- Cognitive Impairment — all drugs for Cognitive Impairment →
Sponsor
National University of Singapore
Who can join
Adults 21 to 80, any sex, with Cancer or Fatigue. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This study is a phase 2, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a Traditional Chinese Medicine decoction, the modified Xiang Bei Yang Rong Tang, in alleviating cancer related fatigue in cancer survivors.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
-
A study protocol for HEalth-Related quality of life-intervention in survivors of Breast and other cancers experiencing cancer-related fatigue using TraditionAL Chinese Medicine: the HERBAL trial.
Yap NY, Loo WS, Zheng HF, Tan QM, et al · · 2020 · cited 5× · PMID 33187543 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-020-04810-4 -
HEalth-Related Quality of Life-Intervention in Survivors of Breast and Other Cancers Experiencing Cancer-Related Fatigue and Associated Cognitive Symptoms Using TraditionAL Chinese Medicine: The 'HERBAL' Trial.
Chan A, Chan D, Ng DQ, Zheng HF, et al · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 39840742 · DOI 10.1177/15347354251314514
Verify or expand the search:
- PubMed search for NCT04104113
- Europe PMC full search
- ASCO Meeting Library
- ESMO Meeting Library
- bioRxiv preprints
- medRxiv preprints
- Google Scholar
Related trials
Other recruiting trials for Cancer
Currently open trials in the same condition.
- NCT07390045 — Exercise and Cognitive Rehabilitation Interventions for Older Cancer Survivors · NA · recruiting
- NCT07528547 — Hypersight and Ethos In Pediatric Radiotherapy · NA · recruiting
- NCT07481890 — Feasibility and Efficacy of the EMDR Toolbox Method in Cancer Patients. · NA · recruiting
- NCT07402057 — Implementation and Evaluation of a Program Aimed at Facilitating Palliative Care Conversations · NA · recruiting
- NCT07305740 — On-Trac: An Online Intervention for Cancer Survivors Managing Anxiety · NA · recruiting
Other National University of Singapore trials
Trials by the same sponsor.
- NCT07519642 — Frailty Improvement Through Technology With Informal Caregiver Supported Exercise (FITWISE) for Pre-frail and Frail Comm · NA · not yet recruiting
- NCT07525492 — Die-logue Program for Community Dwelling Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial · NA · not yet recruiting
- NCT07375459 — Community-based Mobile-assisted Brief Intervention for Smoking Cessation · NA · recruiting
- NCT07444073 — Assessing Biological Aging in a Real-World Medical Weight Loss Program Using the LinAge2 Clinical Clock · not yet recruiting
- NCT07282041 — Role of GLP1 RA Dulaglutide on Severe Intracranial Atherosclerosis · Phase 2, PHASE3 · recruiting
Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04104113 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by National University of Singapore
- Last refreshed: 16 June 2020
Drug Landscape aggregates and links these public records for informational use only. Always verify against the primary source before clinical or regulatory decisions. Canonical URL: https://druglandscape.com/trial/NCT04104113.
Primary sources · FDA · ClinicalTrials.gov · EMA · SEC EDGAR · ChEMBL · Wikidata · full sourcing