HCC
Conditions
Interventions
TEAS combined with analgesic treatment cohort:analgesic intervention
Sponsors
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for HCC; (2) The patient's age should be between 18 and 80 years old, with no gender restrictions. (3) The NRS score is =4, and there is persistent pain; (4) The Child Pugh score is A or B; (5) There is liver cancer-related pain, located in the right costal region or below the xiphoid process; (6) Expected survival period of more than 3 months; (7) The patient is conscious and capable of estimating their own pain, quality of life, etc. (8) Received at least one transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation treatment from November 2021 to December 2023; There are complete pain assessment, treatment records and follow-up data.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Key information (such as cancer pain score, treatment parameters, survival outcome, etc.) is missing in medical records; (2) Other malignant tumors that may significantly affect the assessment of cancer pain or the treatment outcome; (3) Patients who were transferred to other hospitals halfway, lost to follow-up and had a follow-up period of less than one month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NRS score for liver pain; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| BPI-Q3 Q4 Q5 ;Dosage of analgesics;Frequency of gastrointestinal side effects of opioids;Comprehensive quality of life assessment, including the Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) scale, the Quality of Life Scale for Liver Cancer (QOL-LC), and the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) score.;Serum TRPA1, tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public Contactlijing
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed