Acupressure in Treating Nausea in Women Receiving Combination Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Drug-induced Nausea and Vomiting
In brief
RATIONALE: Acupressure may help to reduce or prevent nausea in patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether acupressure plus standard care for nausea is more effective than standard care alone for nausea in women who are receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of acupressure in treating nausea in women who are receiving combination chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00046865
- Run by
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- People needed
- 57
- Starts
- 2002-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2006-03-23
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-11-14
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center CCOP Research Base — Tampa, Florida, United States
- University of Texas M.D. Anderson CCOP Research Base — Houston, Texas, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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