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Study of Acupuncture Alleviating Pain of Cancer Patients with Intrathecal Drug Administratio

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Diseases of the nervous system
Registration Number
KCT0000818
Lead Sponsor
Comprehensive and Integrative Medical Institute
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
14
Inclusion Criteria

1. Cancer-related pain
2. no problem with expression and concentration of language
3. subjects capable of monitoring follow-up during trial
4. voluntary participation and sign of informed consent
5. life expentancy of 1 month or more
6. VAS scores of 5 or more despite oral intake of 200mg/d morphine
7. no response of conservative therapy or impossilbe to increase opioid
dose owing to severe adverse events
8. possibility of delayed pain due to cancer, which diagnosed by
histological or cytological examination
9. No mechanical barrier of tissue, good flow of cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF), no active infection for set-up of pain-relief instrument

Exclusion Criteria

1. coagulopahty
2. severe hepatic or renal dysfuction (AST or AST value over 100
IU/L, Creatinine value over 3.4mg%)
3. cognitive impairment making prompt response and evaluation impossible
4. pregnant, lactoaging, or fertile women with no consent of proper
contraception
5. no sign of informed consent
6. hypersensitive with local anesthetics or opioid
7. acute infection
8. history of alcohol or drug abuse
9. aucte or self control pain
10. cancer blocking spinal canal
11. respiratory failure

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual analogue severity (VAS) scale;Pain vision
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
analgesic requirment ;Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G)
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