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A Clinical and Mechanistic Study on the Use of Virtual Reality-Assisted Five-Tone Breathing Combined with Sanjiao Acupuncture for the Treatment of Cancer Pain

A Clinical and Mechanistic Study on the Use of Virtual Reality-Assisted Five-Tone Breathing Combined with Sanjiao Acupuncture for the Treatment of Cancer Pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001258
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-06-24
Start date
2025-06-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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

Conditions

cancer

Interventions

Combination group:Conventional analgesia was combined with five-tone breathing method and Sanjiao acupuncture method
Control group:Routine analgesic treatment and psychological counseling were given
Five tone breathing group:Conventional analgesic therapy plus five-tone breathing therapy

Sponsors

Jizhou District People's Hospital of Tianjin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Meet the diagnostic criteria of malignant tumor; 2) Patients with moderate to severe cancer pain pain intensity NRS score =4 and lasting for at least one week; 3) age between 18 and 75 years old regardless of gender; 4) the expected survival time is more than 6 months; 5) agree and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) There are contraindications to acupuncture (such as coagulopathy severe skin infection etc.); (2) patients with severe heart liver or kidney dysfunction epilepsy or severe mental illness; 3) Aphasia vision or hearing impairment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
numerical rating scale(NRS);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Endorphin levels;Cancer Fatigue Scale (CFS);Self-rating anxiety scale (SAS);Karnofsky Performance Status Scale (KPS);Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI);Self-rating depression scale (SDS);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactSong Jingjing

Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

zysongjingjing@163.com16629233180

Outcome results

None listed

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