Integrated Chinese and Western Therapy for Cancer-Related Fatigue

Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neoplasms (Cancer / Tumors); Cancer-related Fatigue

Treatments: Other: Integrated Chinese and Western Holistic Care Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07445243

REC110-58

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common and debilitating symptom in patients with cancer. Evidence-based non-pharmacological approaches include sleep hygiene, physical activity, nutritional management, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This study evaluates the clinical effectiveness of an interdisciplinary holistic program integrating Chinese and Western therapies for CRF among hospitalized cancer patients receiving integrated care. Approximately 100 participants will be enrolled and followed for up to 3 months.

Full description

Eligible hospitalized cancer patients receiving integrated Chinese and Western care will be enrolled after providing informed consent. Participants will complete a CRF questionnaire and receive a non-invasive holistic integrative care program, including patient education, sleep hygiene, exercise guidance, nutritional assessment/intervention, and TCM-related care. The primary endpoint is change in CRF score. Secondary endpoints include TCM constitution assessment, vital signs, anthropometrics, complete blood count, and liver/renal function tests. Participants will be followed for 3 months from enrollment.

Enrollment: 86 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 95 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:

Signed informed consent form.

Age 20 to 95 years.

Receiving integrated Chinese and Western holistic care.

Agree to provide clinically relevant data for this study.

Exclusion criteria

Refuse to continue participation during the study period, or the family requests discontinuation (withdrawal).

Psychiatric disorder that makes the participant unable to cooperate.

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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86 participants in 1 patient group

Integrated Chinese and Western Holistic Care

Experimental group

Description:

All participants receive an integrated Chinese and Western holistic care program during hospitalization for cancer-related fatigue management. The program includes routine fatigue assessment and individualized supportive care measures (education, sleep hygiene, exercise encouragement, aromatherapy and/or massage, nutrition consultation, and shared decision-making). Traditional Chinese Medicine consultation (e.g., acupuncture and/or Chinese herbal medicine) may be provided when clinically indicated.

Treatment:

Other: Integrated Chinese and Western Holistic Care Program