Acupuncture and Analgesics against Cancer Pain in Advanced Cancer Patients

The Pilot Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture and Analgesics against Cancer Pain in Advanced Cancer Patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001897

Enrollment

Registered

2016-04-25

Start date

2016-04-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : The comparative study between acupuncture treatment with disposable dermal press needles and sham-acupuncture treatment without needle stimulation during 3 weeks and post-observation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 19-80 2. Advanced cancer stage with only palliative treatments available 3. Analgesic medication due to cancer pain 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0-2 5. Life expectancy more than 6 months 6. Voluntary agreement with the study protocols

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Hypersensitivity reaction after acupuncture 2. Pregnant or breast-feedingwoman, expectant mother 3. The protocol writting or hospital visits deemed to be hard 4. Other finds by Investigators are inadequate for the the clinical protocols

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Medication Quantification Scale (MQS)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
11-point numerical rating scale (NRS);European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30);Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC);Adverse effect	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHyunmi Shin

Dankook NGC

Outcome results