The effect of acupuncture in the prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting; Signs and Symptoms; Nausea and vomiting

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13287728
• Lead Sponsor: Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals

Brief Summary

2017 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28427442 protocol 2020 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s13020-020-00333-x (added 06/03/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-28
• Study Completion: 2016-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 18 March 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 136

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with definite pathological diagnosis of lung cancer, breast cancer, and gynecological cancer
2. Aged 18-75
3. Patients will receive chemotherapy treatment including cisplatin, anthracycline or taxane during the study period
4. ECOG score is between 0 and 2
5. The patients are diagnosed with insufficiency of spleen-qi and stomach-qi, reverse ascending of Stomach-Qi in traditional Chinese medicine theory
6. The expected lifetime of the patient is longer than 6 months
7. Patients willing to participate in the study and sign the consent form

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients have serious disease in cardiovascular system, liver system, kidney system, immune system and hemopoietic system
2. Pregnant and lactating women
3. Patients have intractable vomiting caused by malignant brain metastases, intracranial hypertension, digestive tract obstruction, severe liver or renal dysfunction, brain tumors, cerebrovascular disease, or other reasons
4. Patients with coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia, or suffering from bleeding disorders
5. Patients have been definitely diagnosed with depression, anxiety disorders and psychosis
6. Patients with sepsis or bacteremia
7. Patients have lymphedema in acupuncture stimulation area
8. Patients who are afraid of acupuncture stimulation or allergic to stainless steel needles

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified