Effect of acupuncture for improving cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients
- Conditions
- Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- KCT0001506
- Lead Sponsor
- Comprehensive and Integrative Medical Institute
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
? breast cancer patients with severe, continuous fatigue
? Fatigue severity scale > 3
? cessation of chemotherapy at least 1 month before the trial
? no concurrent chemotherapy or radiotherapy during the trial
? voluntary participation
? who can follow-up for the duration of the study
? severe anemia (platelet count <50,000/µL or hemoglobin <10g/dL)
? clinical diagnosis of fatigue before the diagnosis of cancer
? past history of acupuncture treatment at least 3 months before the trial
? pregnant women, women who is during breast-feeding or have a plan to get pregnant during the trial
? ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) Performance Staus >3, which means low ability of achivement
? abnormal findings in thyroid function test
? abnormal findings in liver function test or renal function test (AST (Aspartate aminotransferase) or ALT (Alanine aminotransferase) > 100 IU/L, Creatinine > 3.4 mg%), severe hepatic failure or renal failure
? patients who have blood coagulation disorder or bleeding disorder
? serious medical or psychiatric conditions which make the patient unsuitable to participate in the trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), EORTC QLQ-Breast cancer module(BR23)