Acupressure of the ear for fatigue, sleep problems and anxiety in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Fatigue, sleep disturbance and anxiety in lung cancer patients with no severe complicationsMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN16408424
- Lead Sponsor
- Suzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau
- Brief Summary
2019 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31836594/ (added 23/11/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged 18-75 years
2. Receiving conventional chemotherapy for lung cancer
3. Diagnosed with CRF using the diagnostic standards of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision and showed CRF =4 on a 0-10 numerical rating scale
4. No infection, injury or ulcers around the acupoint
5. No previous participation in AA or any fatigue-related intervention
6. No cognitively impairment
7. Willing to participate
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who had pleural effusion and other severe complications (such as severe anemia, severe organic diseases or dysfunction of heart, brain, or kidney) were excluded
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) was assessed by the Cancer Fatigue Scale - Chinese version (CFS-C) using a numerical rating scale ranging from 0 to 10, with 10 indicating severe CRF and =4 indicating clinically significant fatigue. CRF was measured at baseline and at the end of the whole intervention, i.e. after the patients received three cycles of therapy.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Sleep quality and quantity in the past month was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)<br> 2. Anxiety was assessed using the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS)<br> Sleep disturbance and anxiety were measured at baseline and at the end of the whole intervention, i.e. after the patients received three cycles of therapy.<br>