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Acupuncture for Cancer Related Pai

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Cancer related pain
Cancer - Any cancer
Registration Number
ACTRN12620000325909
Lead Sponsor
Western Sydney University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
106
Inclusion Criteria

•Age 18 years old or older.
•A diagnostic certificate of CRP provided by an oncologist of Liverpool hospital, regardless of the cancer type, stage or the presence of metastasis.
•Included types of pain: somatic nociceptive pain, visceral nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain and mixed types of pain.
•Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score > 3.
•Cognitive ability to give consent.

Exclusion Criteria

•Presence of skin infection that potentially interferes with the needling (intervention) area.
•Presence of thrombocytopenia, fever or active infection.
•Inability to remain supine position for 40 minutes continuously, given the nature of the acupuncture intervention.
•Estimated survival time less than or equal to 12 weeks.
•Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score less than or equal to 3.
•Pregnant woman.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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