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The efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with a standard four-herb antiemetic formula in the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting caused by highly emetogenic chemotherapy

The efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with a standard four-herb antiemetic formula in the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting caused by highly emetogenic chemotherapy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600129456
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-08-05
Start date
2026-08-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-10

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

Conditions

malignant tumour (including breast cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, etc.), regardless of molecular subtype or gender

Interventions

Sponsors

People's Hospital of Jianyang City
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Confirmed by histopathology as a malignant tumour (including breast cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, etc.), regardless of molecular subtype or gender; 2. Aged 18-80; 3. Patients scheduled to receive a highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC) regimen and who are expected to complete at least one cycle of chemotherapy, including treatment-naïve patients with early- or advanced-stage disease, or patients with advanced-stage disease who have received neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy more than three months prior to first-line chemotherapy; the specific classifications of HEC regimens are as follows: (1) Anthracycline-based regimens combined with cyclophosphamide: applicable to breast cancer, lymphoma, etc., such as doxorubicin/epirubicin plus cyclophosphamide (AC/EC regimen); (2) Platinum-based regimens: Cisplatin monotherapy at a dose of >= 50 mg/m^2, or carboplatin AUC >= 4; applicable to lung cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, etc., such as cisplatin + pemetrexed, carboplatin + paclitaxel, cisplatin + fluorouracil, etc.; (3) Other highly emetogenic regimens: such as etoposide plus cisplatin, or combination chemotherapy with ifosfamide (ifosfamide dose >= 1.5 g/m^2), and other regimens clinically classified as HEC; 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0-2; 5. Able to assist with electroacupuncture treatment, biomarker testing and multi-cycle follow-up assessments; 6. Sign a written informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.On the first day of chemotherapy, the patient is scheduled to receive a chemotherapy regimen with a low risk of nausea and vomiting; 2.had received acupuncture treatment for another condition within 4 weeks prior to enrolment; 3.There are contraindications to electroacupuncture treatment (such as coagulation disorders, local skin infections, a history of pacemaker implantation, etc.); 4.Patients with severe underlying conditions affecting the heart, liver, kidneys or gastrointestinal tract who are unable to tolerate chemotherapy, electroacupuncture or olanzapine; 5.Pregnant and breastfeeding women; 6.Participants with mental illness or cognitive impairment are unable to participate in the study; 7.Participation in other clinical trials within the last month; 8.Patients who are allergic to olanzapine or any of the drugs in the four-drug antiemetic regimen; 9.Patients with severe hepatic or renal impairment (ALT/AST > 3 times the upper limit of normal, creatinine clearance < 50 ml/min) who are unable to undergo biomarker testing;

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Complete protection rate within 120 hours of receiving chemotherapy;TNF-a;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The rate of no significant nausea 120 hours after receiving chemotherapy;Adverse events;Treatment adherence;Functional Living Index – Vomiting Scale (FLIE) score;CINV-related subjective distress scores;Response rate within 120 hours of receiving chemotherapy;The rate of use of rescue antiemetic treatment within 120 hours of receiving chemotherapy;Quality of Life Questionnaire for Cancer Patients (QLQ-C30) score;Severity of nausea and vomiting;Rate of no nausea 120 hours after receiving chemotherapy;Acute (0–24 hours), delayed (24–120 hours) and overall (0–120 hours) rates of absence of vomiting following chemotherapy;Proportion of patients with a VAS score of 0 mm for nausea 120 hours after receiving chemotherapy;GAS;CCK;IL-6;MTL;IL-1ß;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYang Jing

People's Hospital of Jianyang City

643470605@qq.com+86 28 2723 7850

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 25, 2026