Effectiveness of Auricular Point Acupressure in Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pancreatic Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Auricular Point Acupressure group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05139199

2021-12-005A

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will investigate the effectiveness of auricular point acupressure in improving fatigue,sleep quality,physical activity and quality of life in patients with pancreatic cancer under chemotherapy in taiwan.

Hypothesis:

1. The fatigue in auricular point acupressure group is significant improving than usual-care group at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week.
2. The sleep quality in auricular point acupressure group is significant improving than usual-care group at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week.
3. The physical activity in auricular point acupressure group is significant improving than usual-care group at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week.
4. The quality of life in auricular point acupressure group is significant improving than usual-care group at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week.

Full description

This study will investigate the effectiveness of auricular point acupressure in improving fatigue,sleep quality,physical activity and quality of life in patients with pancreatic cancer under chemotherapy in taiwan.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Paitent who aged over 20, with clear consciousness, is capable of communicating with Chinese, and is able to perform ear acupoints by himself/herself.
2. Pancreatic Cancer patients who received chemotherapy in inpatient and outpatient department.
3. The subject who agrees and is willing to participate in the research after explaining the purpose of the research.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patient who is younger than 20 years old, illiterate, or is unable to cooperate with intervention measures.
2. Patient who is not suitable for ear acupoint pressing after evaluated by the attending physician.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Auricular Point Acupressure

Experimental group

Description:

A 1-month regimen of auricular point acupressure, comprising usual-care of approximately 15-20 point pressing each time,3 times a day, seven times peer week.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Auricular Point Acupressure group

usual-care group

No Intervention group

Description:

These participants follows the standard Chemotherapy follow-up consisting of counseling by nurses and doctors.