Oral malignancies
Conditions
Interventions
Low frequency group:usual care + transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation intervention, Intervention 3 times a week
Control group:usual care
High Frequency Group:usual care + transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation intervention, intervention after each radiotherapy treatment
Sponsors
Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients aged 18 years or older who have been diagnosed by the hospital pathology department as having oral malignancies and undergoing radiation therapy. (2) Initial radiotherapy and the irradiation field includes the tongue. (3) Karnofsky (KPS) functional status score = 50; and no serious organic damage to heart, liver, brain, kidney, etc. (4) Patients who participate voluntarily, are conscious, can communicate normally, and have no mental illness or cognitive impairment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with total tongue removal. (2) Use of drugs that affect gustatory function during radiotherapy (e.g., the cytoprotective agent amphotericin, the saliva-increasing drug pilocarpine). (3) Patients with known or suspected allergy to experimentally relevant materials. (4) Patients with skin breakdown or edema at the selected acupuncture point. (5) Patients with psychiatric disorders and pregnant women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Taste threshold; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| general comfort questionnaire, GCQ;VAS;QLQH&N35;BMI; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLili Hou
Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed