Cardioprotective Effect of Melatonin Versus Vitamin D in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Doxorubicin

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-65
SponsorTanta University

About this trial

This study aims to assess the cardioprotective effect of melatonin and vitamin D in breast cancer patients who receive doxorubicin.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age from 18 to 65 years old.

Gender: female.

Positive breast cancer women who are scheduled to receive Doxorubicin.

Have a good performance status according to the eastern cooperative oncology group with a score of 0-2.

Disqualifiers

Pregnant or breastfeeding women.

Women with HER-2 positive of breast cancer.

Formerly treated with Doxorubicin.

Patients with a known hypersensitivity to any of the used drugs.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Group 1 (Doxorubicin group)

    Drug

    30 patients will receive a traditional chemotherapeutic agent (Doxorubicin group) for 12 weeks.

  • Group 2: Vitamin D group

    Drug

    patients with Vitamin D supplementation (1000 iu/day) plus traditional therapy for 12 weeks

  • Group 3: melatonin group

    Drug

    patients with 10 mg of melatonin orally, once daily plus traditional therapy for 12 weeks

Treatment groups

90 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Group 1 (Doxorubicin group)Placebo comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Group 2 (Vitamin D group)Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Group 3 (melatonin group)Experimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Decreasing incidence and severity of cardiotoxicity

Assessment of decreasing incidence and severity of cardiotoxicity by echocardiogram and ejection fraction is associated with doxorubicin treatment.

Time frame
12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

change in the serum level of the (biological markers).

Time frame
12 weeks

Other outcomes

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