Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy Study of Acupuncture to Treat the Upper Abdominal Pain of Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Daegu Catholic University Medical Center
Conditions:
Abdominal Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is to investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture for alleviating the upper abdominal pain of cancer patients
Detailed Description
Neurolytic celiac plexus block (NCPB) is a commonly performed procedure in patients with intractable pain due to malignancies involving the upper and mid abdomen. Recently, acupuncture is used as one ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age over 18 years
- Upper abdominal pain VAS ≥ 5
- Unresectable abdominal malignancy, moderate or severe abdominal pain poorly controlled with pharmacotherapy.
- All patients had advanced cancer diagnosed by histological/cytological examination
- Follow-up possible during the clinical trial
- Written informed consent voluntarily
Exclusion
- Patient with uncorrectable coagulopathy
- Patient with allergy to local anesthesics or alcohol..
- Previous NCPB or had implanted epidural or intrathecal analgesic therapy
- Inability to lie prone
- Disease encasing the celiac plexus on computed Tomography scan
- Patients with psychiatric diseases that could have affected the study assessments
- Significant renal or hepatic disease
- Inability to comprehend or express oneself in the Korean language
- Refusal to participate in the trial or to provide informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01913574
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
March 1 2014
Last Update
December 22 2021
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Daegu Catholic University Medical Center
Daegu, Kyungsangbukdo, South Korea