Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT04318808
Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Constipation in Patients With Advanced Cancer
Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Constipation in Patients With Advanced Cancer: a Prospective Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 74 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Constipation is one of the most common complications in patients with advanced cancer. The aim of this protocol designed as a double-blind randomized controlled trial is to investigate the efficacy of laser acupuncture (LA) therapy on constipation in patients with advanced cancer.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Laser acupuncture | Laser acupuncture is a non-invasive therapy that involves stimulation of traditional acupoints with low-intensity, non-thermal laser irradiation. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2020-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2022-02-28
- Completion
- 2022-08-01
- First posted
- 2020-03-24
- Last updated
- 2022-03-10
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Taiwan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04318808. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.