NCT03763838

Acupressure for Fatigue in Ovarian Cancer Survivors

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 171 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if accupressure can help reduce the severity of fatigue experienced by ovarian cancer patients. Acupressure involves applying mild to moderate physical pressure by fingers, hand or a device to specific points on the skin to try to bring about a change in the body's functioning, in this case relief from chronic fatigue.

Conditions

• Fatigue
• Ovarian Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupressure	Six weeks of daily self-administered relaxing acupressure. Instructions will be provided for how to perform acupressure on self. A tool (AcuWand) will be provided to help participants apply the right amount of pressure on the appropriate points on their bodies. These are points that are recognized as effective in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
OTHER	Sham acupressure	Six weeks of daily self-administered sham acupressure. Instructions will be provided for how to perform acupressure on self. A tool (AcuWand) will be provided to help participants apply the right amount of pressure; however, the points that participants are instructed to use are not known to have any effect on the body.
OTHER	Standard of Care	Fatigue management provided by participants' health care providers.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-07
• Primary completion: 2024-06-18
• Completion: 2024-06-18
• First posted: 2018-12-04
• Last updated: 2026-02-05
• Results posted: 2026-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States