Somatic Acupressure for Symptom Cluster Management in Breast Cancer Patients

NCT04118140 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2022-07-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Using a robust research method following the MRC Framework, the proposed study will develop and test an evidence-based complementary health intervention to help breast cancer patients manage the fatigue-sleep disturbance-depression symptom cluster.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Somatic Acupressure

7-week self-acupressure plus usual care (an education booklet)

OTHER

Sham acupressure

Same dose as the true acupressure group but on the sham acupoints plus usual care (an education booklet)

OTHER

Usual care

Usual care only (an education booklet)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Affiliated Hospital Of Southwest Medical University

    collaborator OTHER
  • Charles Darwin University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jing-Yu (Benjamin) Tan, PhD RN · Charles Darwin University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-15
Primary Completion
2022-05-17
Completion
2022-07-20

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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Diseases

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