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The effect of TEAS or acupressure on alleviating the side effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients and its mechanism

The effect of TEAS or acupressure on alleviating the side effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients and its mechanism

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300077667
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-11-15
Start date
2023-11-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Interventions

Control Group:Chemotherapy and conventional symptomatic treatment
Acupressure Group:Chemotherapy,conventional symptomatic treatment and Acupressure
TEAS Group:Chemotherapy,conventional symptomatic treatment and TEAS

Sponsors

School of Management, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine/ Sichuan Health Research Institute Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • 18-70 years old • Breast cancer patients meeting international cancer diagnostic criteria • Breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy; • Patients without chemotherapy contraindications and liver and kidney function damage • Agree to participate in this study and sign informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Heart, liver, kidney dysfunction or hematopoietic dysfunction or other serious diseases • Vomiting due to increased intracranial pressure, gastrointestinal diseases, etc. • Participate in other clinical trials with behavioral, psychological or complementary medical interventions during the study period • Have acupuncture phobia • Pregnancy or lactation • People with mental or cognitive impairment who can not communicate normally

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Nausea and Vomiting Symptom Grading;Quality of sleep;Anxiety and Depression;Detection of gene expression profiles;Inflammatory factor levels;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYang Yi

School of Management, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine/ Sichuan Health Research Institute

thehanyang@163.com+86 189 8007 3707

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 3, 2026