CAM in Hospice Palliative Care in Taiwan

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Device: SSP treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02663063

2015-10-005A

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to explore the effects of silver spike point (SSP) treatment on common symptoms including pain, breathlessness, nausea/vomiting, dry mouth etc. of terminal cancer patients.

Full description

The study aims to explore the effects of silver spike point treatment on common symptoms including pain, breathlessness, nausea/vomiting, dry mouth etc. of terminal cancer patients. We will conducted a pilot study to evaluate the effects on different symptoms and then a prospective study will be conducted after validation of major effects.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Cancer patients
• Competent with clear consciousness
• With symptoms of pain, breathlessness, nause/vomiting, dry mouth, generalized discomfort
• Expected life span of at least 1 week

Exclusion criteria

• With implanted devices
• Not having clear consciousness
• Expected life span less than 1 week
• Foreigner

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

SSP treatment group

Experimental group

Description:

Case on SSP treatment

Treatment:

Device: SSP treatment

Non-SSP treatment group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Sham SSP treatment

Treatment:

Device: SSP treatment