The Interest of Cancer Patients and Caregivers in Acupuncture: a Survey (ACTIVATE)

General Hospital Groeninge

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Other: Questionnaire

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03744299

AZGS2018093

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cancer and cancer treatments are accompanied by several possible side effects, such as nausea, hot flashes, fatigue, drowsiness, etc. Complementary and integrative therapies, such as acupuncture, could be used to manage these symptoms. The aim of this study for our research team is to have an idea of the interest of cancer patients and caregivers in acupuncture. This is a prospective, interventional study. Cancer patients and caregivers will be approached at the day care clinic by a health care worker to participate in this study. They will be asked to complete a questionnaire about their interest in acupuncture and their motivation, what symptoms they would need it for, where they would like this acupuncture to take place, whether they are willing to pay for it, and whether they would be interested in an information session about acupuncture.

Enrollment: 182 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Dutch speaking patients and caregivers
• Patients and caregivers presenting at the outpatient clinic, including the day-care clinic and follow up visits

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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182 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Other group

Description:

Patients and caregivers are asked to complete a questionnaire

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire