Gynecologic Oncology
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture group:Acupuncture
Sponsors
Cancer Hospital Affiliated to University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Are aged = 18 years old 2.Female patients diagnosed with pelvic malignancies, mainly cervical cancer and endometrial cancer. 3. scheduled for brachytherapy. 4.agreement via written informed consent after being provided with an explanation regarding the purpose and characteristics of this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Serious other diseases, including liver and kidney dysfunction, acute stroke, cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, and patients with cardiac pacemakers. 2.Regular use of painkillers or use of other pain relieving medicine on the day of the brachytherapy. 3. Known hypersensitive reaction to acupuncture treatment or the inability to cooperate with the acupuncture procedure. 4.Abnormal skin conditions in specific areas that may prevent acupuncture treatment. 5.Having a tendency to bleed easily. 6.Patients with history of syncope or seizure. 7. Patients who do not agree to clinical trials or those who have participated in other clinical trials in hospital. 8.Other people deemed unsuitable for participation by the researcher and atients incapable of reading, understanding, and signing a written consent form (for example,people who are mentally retarded, blinded,illiterate, or foreigners).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SDS;Nausea and vomiting;SAS;Bruggemann comfort scale (BCS); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public Contactshuangmei zhang
Cancer Hospital Affiliated to University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital)
Outcome results
None listed