cancer related fatigue
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture group:Acupuncture
false Acupuncture group:Needle cover and a certain pressure, do not puncture into the skin
Sponsors
Shenzhen Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Futian)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) patients diagnosed with malignant tumor; (2) fatigue of cancer; (3) estimated survival period more than 6 months; (4) Karnofsky (Ka) physical status score (KPS=60); (5) 18 =ages =80; (6) patients who signed informed consent and willingness to receive this protocol; (7) patients who are not scheduled to receive surgery or radiotherapy during treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) women in pregnancy or lactation; (2) patients with serious heart, liver, kidney, blood system diseases or complications; (3) inability to cooperate due to mental abnormalities; (4) diffuse vascular coagulation disorders or severe thrombocytopenia with bleeding tendency, namely platelet count 1.5; hemoglobin =90 g/dL; white blood cell count =4×10^9 / L; (5) needle phobia; (6) unable to actively cooperate with established needle therapy during treatment, poor compliance.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| FAICT-Fatigue assessment instrument;BFI; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| EORTC QLQ-C30;PSQI;Traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score ; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHuang Haifu
Shenzhen Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Futian)
Outcome results
None listed