Clinical Study on Auricular Points Sticking Plus Chinese Medication for Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Women

Longhua Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Acupuncture; Hot Flashes; Hormonal Therapy

Treatments: Other: Auricular Points Sticking

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03540251

LonghuaH

Details and patient eligibility

About

Object:The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of sticking and massaging auricular points for the management of hot flashes in postoperative breast cancer patients.

Full description

Patients and Methods A randomized controlled trial is conducted by comparing effectiveness of sticking and massaging auricular points relieving hot flashes in women with breast cancer versus placebo auricular points. A total of 92 women(still recuiting) with breast cancer, who were under hormonal therapy were randomly assigned and the allocation ratio was 1:1. Both groups received a booklet with information about self-care indications, auricular points and its management, and patients can record their hot flash score each day for 12 weeks in the booklets.In addition, both group received 8 treatment sessions of sticking and pressing predefined auricular points or placebo auricular points treatments.

The primary outcome was hot flash score(HFS)at the end of treatment (week 12), calculated as the frequency multiplied by the average severity of hot flashes.The secondary outcomes were climacteric symptoms and quality of life, measured by the Greene Climacteric Scale(GCS)and Menopause Quality of Life scales(MenQoL)as well as serum estradiol(E2), follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH) and beta-endorphin(β-EP).Expectation and satisfaction of treatment effect and safety were also evaluated.

Enrollment: 92 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primary breast cancer after surgical treatment, pathologically diagnosed malignant breast epithelial tumors (breast cancer), immunohistochemistry showed pathological type of estrogen receptor (ER) and / or progesterone receptor (PR) positive.
• Participants should be currently receiving endocrine therapy with oral administration of SERMS(selective estrogen receptor modulators) only.
• Participants should be suffered from perimenopausal symptoms,which is the sudden onset of facial skin flushing, sweating, began from chest and neck,often lasts a few seconds to several minutes and then subsided after center body temperature drops, the associated symptoms of heart palpitations, anxiety, impatience and even a sense of panic, and even wake up at night. The interval between the two attacks is more than 10 minutes.
• Hot flashes occurs during endocrine therapy of breast cancer
• KPS score >60 score >2 and ECOG
• Hot flashes (greater than or equal to 3 times the number of hot flashes per day)
• Symptoms persist for more than 2 weeks

Exclusion criteria

• Participants who have uncontrolled diabetes, hyperthyroidism and hypertension and in patients with pheochromocytoma
• Abnormal blood routine, liver and kidney damage (the index is greater than 1.2 times the upper limit of normal value)
• Pregnant or lactating women, persons with mental disorders
• Participants with other cancers
• Participants are participating in other clinical trials
• Current chemotherapy treatment period has not yet completed
• Taking corticosteroids or sex hormone treatment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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92 participants in 2 patient groups

Therapeutic auricular points treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Therapeutic auricular points treatment including auricular points:CO18、TF2、TF4、AT4、CO15（with complaint of sweating）or CO12(with symptom of heart palpitation)in accordance with the position of auricular points Location map of national standard(GBVT13734-2008) Both groups received a booklet with information about self-care indications, auricular points and its management, and patients can record their hot flash score each day for 12 weeks in the booklets. In addition, both group received 8 treatment sessions of sticking and pressing predefined auricular points.

Treatment:

Other: Auricular Points Sticking

Placebo auricular points treatment

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Placebo auricular points treatment including auricular points AH9、AH11、TG3、AT2、LO4 in accordance with the position of auricular points Location map of national standard(GBVT13734-2008) Both groups received a booklet with information about self-care indications, auricular points and its management, and patients can record their hot flash score each day for 12 weeks in the booklets.In addition, both group received 8 treatment sessions of sticking and pressing placebo auricular points treatments.

Treatment:

Other: Auricular Points Sticking