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An evidence-based study on reducing cancer-related fatigue with electrothermal acupuncture in patients with malignant tumors

An evidence-based study on reducing cancer-related fatigue with electrothermal acupuncture in patients with malignant tumors

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500096494
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-01-24
Start date
2024-03-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-01-27

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Conditions

Cancer-related fatigue

Interventions

Control group:From the first day to the seventh day, patients with malignant tumors were given routine symptomatic treatment during admission, and the standard of inpatient treatment was the main crit
Experimental group:From the 1st day to the 7th day, on the basis of the routine symptomatic treatment of the control group, the "three acupoints and five needles" electric hot needle treatment was giv

Sponsors

Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the above diagnostic criteria of traditional Chinese and Western medicine; 2. Age between 18~75 years old; 3 Estimated survival >=3 months; 4 KPS score >=60 points and the BFI scale score is consistent with moderate fatigue or above; 5. Chemotherapy during this treatment; 6. Clear consciousness, no intellectual disability, able to understand the content of the scale; 7. Voluntarily participate and sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who have received relevant treatments, which may affect the effect index observers; 2. Suffering from severe primary diseases such as liver and kidney, cardiovascular or hematopoietic system; 3. Special populations, such as pregnant women, patients with allergies, cognitive impairment or mental illness; 4. Skin ulcers or infections at the acupuncture site; 5. Those who resist or fear acupuncture.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Piper Fatigue Scale—Revised, PFS-R;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Monitoring and efficacy evaluation of TCM syndromes;Karnofsky Performance Status Scale, KPS;Serologic exploratory indicators;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLu Dianrong

Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

ludianrong@aliyun.com+86 177 1859 4787

Outcome results

None listed

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