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A Study on the Nursing Effect of Acupoint Massage Combined with Moxibustion in the Prevention and Treatment of Constipation in Patients with Lung Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

A Study on the Nursing Effect of Acupoint Massage Combined with Moxibustion in the Prevention and Treatment of Constipation in Patients with Lung Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001263
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-06-26
Start date
2025-06-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

Chemotherapy-induced constipation related to lung cancer

Interventions

1:usual care
3:Acupoint massage combined with moxibustion therapy

Sponsors

Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Confirmed by pathological histology or cytology examination diagnosed as patients with malignant lung tumors; (2) Meet the diagnostic criteria for constipation in Western medicine and constipation (deficiency constipation) in traditional Chinese medicine; (3) After clinical diagnosis and assessment patients who are scheduled to receive chemotherapy treatment in the oncology department and whose chemotherapy plan contains platinum-based drugs; (4) Age = 18 and = 80 years old gender not limited with an expected survival period of = 3 months; (5) KPS (Functional Status Karnofsky Rating Scale) score = 70 points; (6) The patient can cooperate in evaluating constipation symptoms and after examination there is no severe liver or kidney dysfunction and no intestinal lesions; (7) The skin at the abdominal massage site is intact; non-fasting patients; (8) The patient is conscious and has signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with constipation caused by other reasons (such as local lesions etc.) those with acute intestinal obstruction habitual constipation or those using antidepressants; (2) Patients with gastrointestinal bleeding or infections in other parts or organs as well as those in the middle or late stage who cannot tolerate treatment; (3) Patients after intestinal fistula surgery or after total resection of the rectum (>50%); (4) Patients with severe primary diseases such as cardiovascular liver kidney hematopoietic system diseases and those with mental disorders; (5) Patients participating in any other clinical studies for preventing or treating constipation during chemotherapy; (6) Patients using opioid analgesics such as morphine during chemotherapy; (7) Patients who self-report being allergic to adjuvants; (8) Pregnant and lactating women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The total effective rate after one week of treatment;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The time T1 at which the treatment took effect for the two groups of patients;PAC-SYM;Interval time for defecation T2;PAC-QOL;

Countries

china

Contacts

Public Contactshen yonghong

Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

962598504@qq.com182 2982 6469

Outcome results

None listed

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