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Clinical Study on Effect of Moxibustion at Acupoints of Lung Meridian Regulating TRPV1 Pathway Intervention EGFR-TKI in Treating Chronic Pruritus Associated with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical Study on Effect of Moxibustion at Acupoints of Lung Meridian Regulating TRPV1 Pathway Intervention EGFR-TKI in Treating Chronic Pruritus Associated with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300078633
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-12-14
Start date
2023-12-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-12-19

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

Conditions

Chronic pruritus

Interventions

Moxibustion treatment group:Ignite 3-5 pieces of clear moxa stick about 4 cm in length, put it into the moxibustion apparatus, hold the moxibustion apparatus, and align the smoke outlet to the lesion
matching points: dryness and heat plus Chize, thenar
itching plus itching points.
Moxibustion combined with levocetirizine hydrochloride group:Levocetirizine dihydrochloride (Chongqing Huabang Pharmaceutical Effective Company, GYZZ: H20040249) was added to the moxibustion group, an
Nonmeridian nonacupoint control group:Choose the treatment of acupoints more than 0.5 inch peripheral distance outside the site, do not treat in the meridian passage position, the operation method and

Sponsors

The First Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a. All cases were clinically or pathologically diagnosed as non-small cell lung cancer, the clinicopathological staging criteria were patients with stage II or lower, and genetic testing met the EGFR-TKI medication criteria; b. patients diagnosed with chronic pruritus; c.KPS (Karnofsk) score > 60 points, and the expected survival was more than 6 months; d. aged 18-70 years, primary school or above culture; e. stable condition, no severe heart, liver, brain, kidney and other organ damage or bone marrow hematopoietic dysfunction and bleeding risk; f. patients with clear consciousness, no dyslexia, can complete the questionnaire; g. patients agreed to participate in this clinical study, and signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a. clinical and imaging judgment of disease progression, patients who need to adjust the medication regimen; b. patients who need chemotherapy, targeted, immunotherapy during the study; c. patients who use other antipruritic drugs during the study;

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Modified DUO Pruritus Score;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
VAS score;DLQI score;Expression levels of serum TRPV1, PKC, SP, and PGE-2;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhu Yongfu

The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine

49939181@qq.com+86 138 6671 0495

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026