colon cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Moxibustion of 45°C ± 1°C Constant Temperature Group:Moxibustion
Conventional Moxibustion Group:Moxibustion
Routine Nursing Group:routine treatment and care
Sponsors
Third Affiliated People's Hospital of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1)Male or female aged from 40 to 75 years old; (2)Had undergone radical?operation?for?carcinoma?of?colon and was in the chemotherapy stage. The operation and chemotherapy regimen was not limited; (3)Fulfilment of the diagnostic criteria for CRF of the international classification of diseases, tenth revision clinical modification (ICD-10); (4)The physical condition was according to Karnofsky (KPS) score of 60 or more; (5)Willingness to participate in the trial and having provided written consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)Those who have participated in any other clinical trials to mitigate CRF except this trial; (2)Patients with skin lesions and damaged skin at the site of operation; (3)Complicated with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; (4)Allergic to moxa, patients with allergic respiratory diseases; (5)Patients with inability to cooperate with mental illness; (6)Patients with fatigue-related diseases (hypothyroidism, severe anemia, autoimmune disease, abnormal liver or kidney function test (aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase =2 x upper limit of normal or creatinine=2.0 mg/dL)); (7) An estimated life expectancy of six months or less.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Chinese version of the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI-C); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Laboratory examination;TCM syndrome scores;The Fuzhou version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-fuzhou);Adverse events;EORTC QLQ-C30; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYang Liu
Outcome results
None listed