NCT01408212

Effectiveness of Additional Acupuncture Therapy for Lung Cancer Patients

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 11 (actual)
• Sponsor: Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims for evaluating the effectiveness, safety and feasibility of additional acupuncture therapy for lung cancer patients who are under chemotherapy in an inpatient setting. The acupuncture therapy will be administered during a resting period between cycles of chemotherapy.

Conditions

• Lung Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Acupuncture treatment	Acupuncture treatment will be performed by licensed doctors in Korean Medicine using 0.20 mm (diameter) X 0.30 mm (length) sized disposable acupuncture on seven to ten consecutive days after admission to the Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University. At least two sessions and a maximum of five sessions of acupuncture therapy will be administered per day. Acupuncture points consist of common points and additional points selected for typical complaints common in patients under chemotherapy. These points are as follows. * Common points: LI4 (bilateral), LU5 (bilateral), LU7 (bilateral), BL13 (bilateral), BL23 (bilateral), SP3 (bilateral), LU9 (bilateral), ST36 (bilateral) and CV22 * Additional points Nausea/vomiting PC6 (bilateral) Dyspepsia: CV12, LU6 (bilateral) Insomnia: Yintang, KI5 (bilateral) Pain: Ashi points (tender spots)

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-07-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2011-08-03
• Last updated: 2015-09-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea