Acupressure Intervention to Improve Fatigue and Physical Functioning of Chinese Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 124
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Cancer-related fatigue (proximal outcome)
研究概览
简要总结
This study develops and pilot tests the efficacy of a home-based, self-administered acupressure intervention in improving cancer-related fatigue (proximal outcome), and physical functioning and other quality of life outcomes (distal outcomes) of Chinese immigrant breast cancer survivors (versus usual care control group).
详细描述
We will enroll 124 foreign-born, Chinese-speaking women from Southern California and Maryland areas with moderate to severe levels of fatigue, diagnosed with stage 0-IV breast cancer, aged 21-74, and 1-5 years post-primary treatment. Using an adaptive treatment strategy design, participants will be randomized to either the acupressure intervention or control groups. The acupressure group will learn how to press three chief energy acupoints on each side of the body through de novo 11-minute Chinese-language video and practice acupressure every day (one minute per acupoint; a total of 6 minutes per day) for an 8-week intervention period. Participants will be telephone interviewed twice: at baseline and 8-weeks post-intervention follow-up.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 21 Years 至 74 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •be between ages 21 to 74
- •be first-generation immigrants
- •speak Chinese (Mandarin and/or Cantonese)
- •be diagnosed with breast cancer at stage 0, I, II III or IV
- •have completed primary treatments (including surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy) 1-5 years prior to recruitment
- •have not had recurrence
- •have moderate to severe levels of fatigue.
排除标准
- •have hypothyroidism and anemia
- •being using acupuncture
研究组 & 干预措施
acupressure intervention
Practice acupressure at home and complete daily logs
干预措施: acupressure intervention (Behavioral)
usual care
Receive usual care and complete daily logs
干预措施: usual care (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Cancer-related fatigue (proximal outcome)
时间窗: 8 weeks post-intervention
The primary outcome will be measured by 6-item PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) (e.g., felt tired, exhausted, limited at work).
次要结局
- Physical functioning (distal outcomes)(8 weeks post-intervention)
- Sleep disturbance(8 weeks post-intervention)
- Depression(8 weeks post-intervention)
- Pain interference(8 weeks post-intervention)
- Anxiety(8 weeks post-intervention)
研究者
Judy Wang
Associate Professor
Georgetown University