Lung cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:Auricular acupuncture with Cowherb seeds
Placebo group:Sham auricular acupuncture (auricular acupuncture without Cowherb seeds)
Blank control group:Usual care
Sponsors
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 95 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria are as follows: (1) lung cancer patients aged 60 years or more; (2) scheduled for thoracoscopic surgery and systematic lymph node dissection; (3) willing to participant in the study and sign the informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) inflammation or lesions in auricle skin; (2) other types of cancer; (3) with a history of mental disease; (4) cognitive dysfunction assessed by Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) (a MMSE score of 17 or less for illiterate participants, 20 for primary school, and 24 for junior high school and above; (5) severely cardiopulmonary dysfunction, nephrotic syndrome, chronic renal insufficiency, liver cirrhosis, liver dysfunction, autoimmune disease, and blood system disease; (6) allergic to medical tape
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of hospital stay;Hospital cost; | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Symptom score;Symptom clusters;Quality of life; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactMei Yang
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Outcome results
None listed