Study on the Impact of Electroacupuncture Combined With Self-Acupressure on the Quality of Life of Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Electroacupuncture, Quality of Life (QOL), Acupressure, Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy

In brief

This randomized controlled clinical trial aims to evaluate the effect of electroacupuncture combined with self-acupressure on the quality of life of early-stage breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06601621
Run by: Jiuda Zhao
People needed: 192
Starts: 2024-10-19
Expected to finish: 2026-04-30
Last updated by the study team: 2026-02-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Aged 18 years or older and aged 75 years or younger, inclusive. with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2;
Patients who have not received prior chemotherapy and are scheduled to receive at least 4 cycles of adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy or combination targeted therapy;
Normal organ function with platelets ≥ 100*10\^9/ L, hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L, serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dl (133 mmol/L), or creatinine clearance ≥ 60 ml/min, total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), alanine aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 times ULN, and aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 times ULN;
Premenopausal women need appropriate contraception;
Ability to understand the study well and complete the study questionnaire.

You may not qualify if…

Patients with needle phobia or allergy to stainless steel needles; and
Current diagnosis of mental illness (e.g., major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or schizophrenia);
History of autoimmune diseases, blood disorders, or organ transplantation, or long-term use of hormones or immunosuppressants;
Comorbid bleeding disorders or thyroid dysfunction;
Implantation of a pacemaker; pregnancy or breastfeeding;
A plan for adjuvant radiotherapy in the upcoming chemotherapy cycle;
Current active infection;
Acupuncture treatment within the last four weeks;
Patients who are allergic to the drugs used;
Use of other Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) techniques such as Chinese herbs in the next chemotherapy cycle.

Where it is running

Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital — Xining, Qinghai, China (enrolling)

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