Status:
COMPLETED
Acupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
Lead Sponsor:
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Conditions:
Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to clarify whether the matching acupoints is more effective than a single point by electroacupuncture in the management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting .
Detailed Description
Patients were assigned to Four sessions of electroacupuncture(EA) at the CV12, ST36, CV12+ST36 acupoints or antiemetic therapy over 5 days. primary and secondary outcomes and Adverse Eventswill be ass...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Be diagnosed as cancer and need to accept chemotherapy.
- The score of Karnofsky ≥70
- Patients of either gender and older than 18 years
- Patients receiving chemotherapy both outpatients and inpatients
- Patients receiving chemotherapy either he first or multiple cycle, but the patient will be taken in only one time
- To receive chemotherapy containing cisplatin(DDP≥75mg/m2) or joint chemotherapy programmes of Anthracyclines(Adriamycin≥40mg/m2 or epirubicin≥60mg/m2)
- Life expectancy≥ 6 months
- Willing to participate in the study and be randomized into one of the four study groups.
Exclusion
- To receive radiotherapy and chemotherapy
- Gastrointestinal tumors
- Patients with serious liver disease or abnormal hepatorenal function (AST,ACT, and TBIL are 3 times more than normal, BUN and Cr are 2 times more than normal)
- Presence of cardiac pacemaker
- Active skin infection
- Nausea and/or vomiting resulting from opioids or metabolic imbalance (electrolyte disturbances)
- Patients unable to provide self-care or communication
- Nausea and/or vomiting resulting from mechanical risk factors (i.e., intestinal obstruction)
- Brain metastases
- Women in pregnant and lactating period
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
160 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02195921
Start Date
April 1 2015
End Date
January 1 2017
Last Update
February 11 2021
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Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China, 301617