NCT02887586

The Effectiveness and Mechanism Study of Auricular Needling in Treating Cancer Induced Anorexia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Controlling of cancer induced anorexia is highly demanded by advanced cancer patients. It plays an important role in improving the quality of life among advanced cancer patients. Through a randomized controlled single blinded clinical research, we will observe the differences of appetite, food intake amount, weight and KPS between the auricular needling treating group and control group before and after the treatment. Based on the results of the research, we can prove the clinical effectiveness of auricular needling in treating cancer induced anorexia and possible mechanism of the method.

Detailed description

Patients will be recruited from Xiyuan Hospital. In this study, eligible participants will be randomly assigned to two groups. In the auricular needling treating group, patients will receive needling treating for 4 weeks(auricular needles are given to one ear every time for 2-3days,then switch to the other). Conventional nutrition support and symptomatic treatment are given at the same time. In the control group, patient just receive conventional nutrition support and symptomatic treatment. The simple appetite questionnaire, a symptom based Anorexia assessment questionnaire and fatigue symptom inventory questionnaire are used to assess the condition of patients. Other observation index include weight, KPS, appetite and the expectation of patients.

Conditions

• Anorexia Nervosa
• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	auricular needling	Patients will be treated with auricular needling for 4 weeks. 4-8 specific auricular acupoints are selected unilaterally at a time, and alternate to another side every 2-3 days, treatment will last for 4 consecutive weeks. The following 4 ear acupoints points will be selected for every patient: Ear Shenmen, Stoma, Spleen, and Subcortex. Other ear acupoints including Triple Energizer, Liver, Sympathetic Nerve and Smallintestine will be selected based on the condition of patients. Treatment will be performed by a registered Chinese medicine practitioner.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-08-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2016-09-02
• Last updated: 2024-01-30
• Results posted: 2024-01-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China