Status:
COMPLETED
Somatic Acupressure for Symptom Cluster Management in Breast Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Charles Darwin University
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Affiliated Hospital Of Southwest Medical University
Conditions:
Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Using a robust research method following the MRC Framework, the proposed study will develop and test an evidence-based complementary health intervention to help breast cancer patients manage the fatig...
Detailed Description
The fatigue-sleep disturbance-depression (FSD) symptom cluster is one of the most common symptom clusters in breast cancer (BC) patients, which can significantly deteriorate patients' functional statu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- BC stage I to IIIa;
- have experienced at least a moderate level of the FSD symptom cluster, with a score of 4 or above on a 10-point numeric rating scale, from "0 (no symptom)" to "10 (worst symptom)", for each symptom during the past one month;
- have completed adjuvant chemotherapy for at least one month and up to three years;
- have not scheduled chemotherapy and radiotherapy during the whole study period;
- willing to participate in the RCT and provide written informed consent.
- Exclusion criteria:
- presently taking pharmaceutical agents to treat fatigue, sleep disturbance or depression, such as antidepressant medications, psychostimulants, or hypnotics;
- extremely weak and/or have cognitive impairment which make them unable (or difficult) to follow the study procedures and instructions;
- having the experience of any types of SAS treatment during the past six months;
- presently participating in any other research projects.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 15 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 20 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
51 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04118140
Start Date
March 15 2021
End Date
July 20 2022
Last Update
July 21 2022
Active Locations (1)
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The Affiliated Hospital Of Southwest Medical University
Luzhou, Sichuan, China, 646000