Evaluation of complementary and alternative medicine trials registered in clinicaltrials.gov database

DİZDAR Ö., BİLGİN E., AKIN S., KILIÇKAP S., HAYRAN M.

JOURNAL OF BUON, vol.22, no.2, pp.530-534, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BUON
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.530-534
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) products are increasingly used because they are perceived as natural, relatively low-cost and probably effective therapies for various diseases including cancer. We aimed to determine the quantity and major characteristics of recent herbal/alternative medicine trials registered in clinicaltrials.gov in patients with cancer.