Holistic Acupuncture for Patients With Chemotherapy Induced Nausea

Vejle Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pancreatic Cancer Metastatic; Gynaecologic Cancer; Breast Cancer; Lung Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Colorectal Cancer

Treatments: Other: Standard medical treatment; Other: Holistic acupuncture and acupressure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07201194

HOL-AKU

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study explores whether acupuncture as a supplement to conventional antiemetic medicine is superior in reducing the level of chemotherapy induced nausea compared to conventional anitemetic medicine alone.

A total of 90 patients experiencing chemotherapy induced nausea will be allocated 1:1 to either acupuncture and antiemetic medicine or antiemetic medicine alone.

The level of nausea and other cancer related symptoms will be assessed at baseline and 8 and 22 days after enrollment

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

• ≥ 18 years of age
• Undergoing chemotherapy and experiencing nausea despite adherence to the prescribed antiemetic regimen
• Understands and speaks Danish
• Written and orally informed consent
• Planned for treatment every 14 days
• At least two chemotherapy cycles planned at the time of inclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

• Brain metastases
• Performance status >2

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Holistic acupuncture and acupressure

Experimental group

Description:

Holistic acupuncture and acupressure as a supplement to standard care

Treatment:

Other: Holistic acupuncture and acupressure

Standard care

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Standard medical treatment