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Effect of different retention times of wrist-ankle acupuncture(WAA) on pain in gastric cancer chemotherapy patients based on symptom clusters: a randomised controlled trial

Effect of different retention times of wrist-ankle acupuncture(WAA) on pain in gastric cancer chemotherapy patients based on symptom clusters

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2200005930
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-04-28
Start date
2022-05-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

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Conditions

gastric cancer

Interventions

WAA group2:Three steps of analgesia+WAA retained for 30min
WAA group3:Three steps of analgesia+WAA retained for 60min
WAA group1:Three steps of analgesia+WAA retained for 20min
Control group:Three steps of analgesia

Sponsors

Jiangsu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients who have a pathological diagnosis of primary gastric cancer and are undergoing chemotherapy. 2.patients ranging in age from 18 to 75 years. 3.Eligible individuals who have reported pain, fatigue, or sleep disturbance in the past week, with at least two of the three symptoms having a severity of >3. (0-10 NRS). 4.Expected survival time is longer than 3 months. 5.The patient is conscious, can perceive and appraise his or her symptoms, and cooperates in scoring. 6.patients submitted informed consent and agreed to participate in this investigation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who have had or are currently undergoing analgesic treatment, epidural analgesic pumps, or pharmaceutical analgesia such as nerve blocks. 2.Patients who are allergic to analgesics taken orally. 3.Acupuncture dizziness in the past. 4.Sensitive, cracked skin 5.Patients who have significant cardiac, cerebral, hepatic, or renal dysfunction as well as haematopoietic insufficiency. 6.Other TCM external therapies are being received during the treatment period.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
pain intensity;pain,fatigue sleep disturbance symptom cluster distress;pain,fatigue sleep disturbance symptom cluster severity, interference with daily life;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life in patients with gastric cancer;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYang Liping
yanglp1987@126.com13701475107

Outcome results

None listed

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