Trials / Withdrawn
WithdrawnNCT04584775
Implementing Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Into Palliative Care
Implementing Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Into Palliative Care: A Randomized Controlled Open-label Clinical Trial
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 0 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
In this clinical trial we want to investigate the clinical benefit of a complementary therapy using therapeutical modalities of the traditional chinese medicine in patients suffering from advanced cancer.
Detailed description
After giving informed consent, the participants will be randomized into two groups (1:1). Both groups will receive standard care while one group will additionally be assigned to a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) who will deliver a individual treatment according to the needs of the participant (pragmatic approach). Outcome measures will be monitored over the course of eight weeks.
Conditions
- Advanced Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Colo-rectal Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Quality of Life
- Symptoms and Signs
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Treatment modalities of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, Tunia, Chinese dietetics) | Acupuncture is a physical treatment modality that uses thin needles to stimulate specific points on the body in order to manipulate neurologic mechanisms to control specific symptoms and/or physiologic processes. Chinese herbal medicine is a phytotherapeutic treatment modality that uses herbs, minerals and rarely animal products which are orally administered. Tuina is a form of massage and physical therapy. Chinese dietetics is a nutritional therapy according to the theoretical principle of traditional Chinese medicine. |
| OTHER | Standard care | Standard care includes any medical intervention in palliative care that aims to promote and/or sustain the quality of life of patients suffering from advanced disease (in this case cancer). These may be of pharmaceutical, surgical, psychological and/or spiritual nature. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2021-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2022-04-01
- Completion
- 2022-07-01
- First posted
- 2020-10-14
- Last updated
- 2024-06-12
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Austria
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04584775. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.