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Clinical Evidence-Based Evaluation Study on Acupuncture in Alleviating Concomitant Symptoms among Patients with Lung Cancer and Breast Cancer

Clinical Evidence-Based Evaluation Study on Acupuncture in Alleviating Concomitant Symptoms among Patients with Lung Cancer and Breast Cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001034
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-05-26
Start date
2025-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

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

Conditions

Lung Cancer/Breast Cancer

Interventions

conventional treatment+sham acupuncture group(Trail 2 Breast cancer):conventional treatment+sham acupuncture
conventional treatment+sham acupuncture group(Trail 1 Lung cancer):conventional treatment+sham acupuncture
conventional treatment+acupuncture(Trail 2 Breast cancer):conventional treatment+acupuncture
conventional treatment+acupuncture(Trail 1 Lung cancer):conventional treatment+acupuncture

Sponsors

Chengdu Pidu District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Trial 1 (Lung Cancer): 1.Age 18–80 years; 2.Western medical diagnosis meeting the diagnostic criteria for lung cancer; 3.Meeting the diagnostic criteria for cancer-related fatigue (CRF) with CRF occurring after confirmed lung cancer diagnosis and persisting =1 month due to the malignancy or cancer-related therapies; 4.Expected survival period >6 months; 5.Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score =60; 6.No use of medications potentially affecting efficacy evaluation within 1 week prior to enrollment; 7.Conscious capable of effective communication and completing assessments as scheduled and voluntarily signed the Informed Consent Form. Trial 2 (Breast Cancer): 1.Female aged 18–80 years; 2.Diagnosis of breast cancer per the Chinese Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Malignant Tumors; 3.Meeting the diagnostic criteria for insomnia per the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders 3rd Edition (CCMD-3) or anxiety per the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision (ICD-10)* with insomnia/anxiety occurring after confirmed breast cancer diagnosis and persisting =1 month due to the malignancy or cancer-related therapies; 4.Expected survival period >6 months; 5.Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score =60; 6.No use of medications potentially affecting efficacy evaluation within 1 week prior to enrollment; 7.Conscious capable of effective communication and completing assessments as scheduled and voluntarily signed the Informed Consent Form. Participants must meet all the above criteria for enrollment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Trial 1 (Lung Cancer): 1.Severe pulmonary infection; 2.Pregnant or lactating women; 3.Local infection or severe skin lesions at acupuncture points; 4.Platelet count <50×10^9/L; 5.Patients with a history of needle syncope; 6.Severe dysfunction of major organs (e.g. heart liver kidneys); 7.Scheduled surgery during the trial period; 8.Alcohol and/or substance abuse or dependence; 9.Concurrent participation in other clinical trials; 10.Other conditions deemed by investigators to contraindicate trial participation. Trial 2 (Breast Cancer): 1.Pregnant or lactating women; 2.Local infection or severe skin lesions at acupuncture points; 3.Platelet count <50×10^9/L; 4.Patients with a history of needle syncope; 5.Severe dysfunction of major organs (e.g. heart liver kidneys); 6.Secondary insomnia caused by severe cancer pain tumor-induced airway obstruction or related somatic symptoms; 7.Scheduled surgery during the trial period; 8.Alcohol and/or substance abuse or dependence; 9.Concurrent participation in other clinical trials; 10.Long-term night shift work or irregular sleep-wake patterns; 11.Other conditions deemed by investigators to contraindicate trial participation. Participants meeting any one of the above criteria will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
multidimensional fatigue inventory(Trail 1 Lung cancer);Hamilton Anxiety Scale(Trail 2 Breast cancer);Insomnia Severity Index(Trail 2 Breast cancer);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30++Breast Cancer Module 23;Self-Rating Anxiety Scale;European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30+Lung Cancer 13;Revised Piper Fatigue Scale;Self-Rating Depression Scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChen Xiaoqin

Chengdu University of TCM

522540125@qq.com15528352023

Outcome results

None listed

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