NCT06532188

Efficacy of Hypno-ear-acupuncture on Insomnia in Advanced Cancer Patients

Efficacy of Hypno-ear-acupuncture on Insomnia in Advanced Cancer Patients: a Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Medical University of Graz · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to test if a combination of medical hypnosis and ear acupuncture improves sleep quality in patients with advanced cancer during a hospital stay in a palliative care unit. Patients submitted to our palliative care unit will receive a medical hypnosis and ear acupuncture on the second day of their stay. Sleep quality will be measured using validated patient-reported outcome measures at baseline and after 7 days. Additionally, the use of sleep medication will be documented as a secondary outcome. The intervention will be compared to a sham medical hypnosis and ear acupuncture to see if the effect of the true intervention has a unique effect.

Conditions

• Oncology
• Insomnia
• Symptoms and Signs

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Hypno-ear-acupuncture	5 acupuncture permanent needles on ear acupuncture points according to the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol, needle retention after 7 days standardized medical hypnosis: * Induction of a trance * suggestions for calm and good sleep
PROCEDURE	Sham Hypno-ear-acupuncture	5 acupuncture permanent needles on ear acupuncture points inserted at non-specific points on the backside of the outer ear, needle retention after 7 days standardized sham hypnosis \- story without trance induction and suggestions

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-01
• Primary completion: 2024-12-31
• Completion: 2024-12-31
• First posted: 2024-08-01
• Last updated: 2024-08-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Austria