Status:

COMPLETED

PENS or TENS for Pain in Pancreatic Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Fuda Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou

Conditions:

Pain

Cancer Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the effect of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) and transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS) for pain relieving in patients with pancreatic cancer. Patients will ran...

Detailed Description

PENS and TENS have been reported with analgesic effect in patients with pain, including cancer pain, lower back pain, neck pain, stomachache and so on. Effect and mechanism of PENS on pain relieving ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pancreatic cancer with pain;
  • Haven't underwent neurolytic celiac plexus block in the past 1 month;
  • With anticipatory survival of more than 3 months.

Exclusion

  • Metastatic pancreatic cancer;
  • Can not tolerate 30 min of lieing in prostrate or side position;
  • PS\>3;
  • Who has been recruited in other clinical trial for pain releiving;
  • Who underwent radiotherapy or local radiactive seeds implantation for pain releiving in the past month;
  • Imaging diagnosed with encephalic tumor or metastasis;
  • Who with cardiac pacemaker or metal stand;

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 27 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 26 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03331055

Start Date

October 27 2017

End Date

August 26 2019

Last Update

September 12 2019

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Fuda Cancer Hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510665