cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
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
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| numerical rating scale(NRS); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time 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
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine