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The Effect and Mechanism of Electroacupuncture on Acute Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting

Not Applicable
Conditions
Lung Neoplasms
Interventions
Device: acupuncture (Huatuo)
Registration Number
NCT02469493
Lead Sponsor
Xidian University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the preventive effect of electroacupuncture and sham acupuncture on acute chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and then investigate its potential mechanism by using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
160
Inclusion Criteria
  • First diagnosed stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ lung cancer patients on cisplatin chemotherapy;
  • Right-handed and aged 18 to 75 years;
  • Karnosky performance status (KPS) ≥ 70;
  • Life expectancy ≥ 6 months.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Had brain metastases or other concurrent life-threatening diseases;
  • Nausea and/or vomiting were present 24h before chemotherapy treatment;
  • Suffered from or had a history of gastrointestinal diseases;
  • Had a history of head trauma, serious neurological or psychiatric disorders;
  • Participating in other clinical trials currently;
  • Had any contraindication to exposure to a high magnetic field or receive acupuncture

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Acupuncture 1acupuncture (Huatuo)In this group, patients separately received twice electroacupuncture at bilateral PC6 acupoint before and after Cisplatin administration on the first day of chemotherapy.
Acupuncture 2acupuncture (Huatuo)In this group, patients separately received twice electroacupuncture at bilateral PC6 and RN12 acupoints before and after Cisplatin administration on the first day of chemotherapy.
Sham acupunctureacupuncture (Huatuo)In this group, patients separately received twice electroacupuncture at bilateral nonacupuncture point (S1 located at lateral of flexor carpi radialis, 2 cun above the wrist. S2 located at 3 cun right side of RN12) before and after Cisplatin administration on the first day of chemotherapy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The scores of Rhodes Index of Nausea, Vomiting and Retching.24 hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Content of 5-hiaa in urine12 hours
Heart Rate Variability1 hour
Tachygastria percentage1 hour
Dosage of antiemetic drugs24 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Xijing Hospital

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Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

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