Acupuncture Case Series: Cancer Pain and Quality of Life
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 11
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- EORTC QLQ-30 Quality of Life Questionnaire for Cancer Patients
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of acupuncture on aspects of health including pain, energy level, sleep quality, activities of daily living and appetite.
详细描述
After receiving permission from the attending physician each study participant who meets the inclusion criteria will then undergo a physical examination and fill out several questionnaires. Each participant will undergo one to three treatments per week for a period of eight weeks. There will be one follow-up visit on the twelfth week. Participation in this study is free of charge, including all exams, treatment and informational material.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Confirmed diagnosis of cancer by an MD/oncologist
- •Age of 18 or older
- •Baseline pain score of 3 or above on 0-10 rating scale
- •In the evaluation of the treating physician or medically-qualified investigator, the patient's pain syndrome is the result of underlying cancer or cancer treatment
- •Being ambulatory
- •Permission from the treating physician (MD/oncologist)
- •Platelet count of 50,000 or greater
排除标准
- •Acupuncture treatment in past four weeks
- •Neutropenia defined as ANC (absolute neutrophil count) < 1000/ml
- •Inability to obtain permission from the treating physician
- •Unwillingness to sign informed consent form
- •Involvement in litigation
- •Simultaneous infection with HIV or Hepatitis C virus
- •Unable to present for follow up
结局指标
主要结局
EORTC QLQ-30 Quality of Life Questionnaire for Cancer Patients
时间窗: Every two weeks, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12
Visual Analogue Scale
时间窗: Every two weeks, 0,2,4,6,8, and 12 weeks
次要结局
- BDI Psychological Assessment(Every two weeks, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 weeks)
研究者
Sivarama Vinjamury
Professor
Southern California University of Health Sciences