NCT02964286

The Effect of Acupoint Massotherapy on Relieving Chemotherapy-induced Myelosupression

The Effect of Acupoint Massotherapy on Relieving Chemotherapy-induced Myelosupression Among Patients With Cancer

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Taipei Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this proposed project, the investigator will estimate the effect of massotherapy of acupoints on alleviating chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression among patients with cancer.

Detailed description

Chemotherapy is mainly used to treat and control the progression of gynecological cancer, bone marrow suppression the evil side effects after chemotherapy, which may decreasing immune function and further causes serious fatal infections. Acupuncture is a valid intervention in medical practice and has been used for the improvement of chemotherapy-induced leucopenia. In a systematic meta-analysis study showed that acupoints stimulation has immunomodulatory effect for therapy induced bone marrow suppression in cancer patients. Therefore, in the acupressure group, the technique used is the electric vibrating massager, and patients are taught to apply the strong mode on the 15 specific points,5 min each, 3 times a day during chemotherapy.The intervention follows the points are used to stimulate the hematopoietic function including Hegu (LI4), Quchi (LI11), Xuehai (SP10); Sanyin-jiao (SP6), Taixi (K3), Zusanli(ST36), Taichong (LV3); and Baihui (GV20). The patients of the control group are not admitted any acupoints press-related interventions mentioned above. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of non-invasive acupressure on the prevention of chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression among patients with cancer.

Conditions

• Cancer, Breast
• Acupressure
• Hematopoiesis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	The Electric vibrating massager,SAMPO®	The technique used is The electric vibrating massager ''SAMPO®'', and patients are taught to apply the strong mode on the 15 specific points,5 min each, 3 times a day from Monday to Friday during chemotherapy course. The intervention follow the points are used to stimulate the hematopoietic function. According to their anatomical location: upper extremity are Hegu (LI4), Quchi (LI11); lower extremity are Xuehai (SP10); Sanyin-jiao (SP6), Taixi (K3), Zusanli (ST36), Taichong (LV3); and the top of head is Baihui (GV20). The used of all the points, except for Baihui (GV20), is bilateral.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-07-01
• Primary completion: 2018-07-01
• Completion: 2018-12-01
• First posted: 2016-11-16
• Last updated: 2016-11-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan