Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Responds to Dermal Chelation
Dermal Chelation Lowers White Blood Cell Count in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and has a toxic heavy metal load
- Toxic heavy metal load
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant
- Pacemaker implants
- Organ transplant recipients
- Psychotic episodes or epileptic seizures
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: NA
- Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
- Masking: NONE
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: Participants
Group receiving dermal chelation and nutritional therapy
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Dermal chelation with Aqua DetoxTM system for one or more hours one or more times each week.
Vitamins and minerals that will be taken one or more times a day.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
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Serial Total White Blood Cell Count
Time Frame: up to 12 months
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Total WBC counts taken on a regular interval.
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up to 12 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
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