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Application of Auricular Point Sticking in Patients With Taste Alteration

NCT05868850 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2024-01-31

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Summary

To explore the intervention effect of auricular point sticking on chemotherapy-induced taste alterations in cancer patients, and analyze its relationship with quality of life, nutritional status and psychology of patients.

Conditions

  • Dysgeusia
  • Acupressure
  • Chemotherapy Effect

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

auricular point sticking

1. Acupoint selection: Select Shenmen, spleen, stomach, liver, sympathetic, tongue, digestive system under the cortex, three focal, ear-back spleen. 2. Operation: Use 75% ethanol to disinfect auricular broad skin; To be dry, use tweezers to pick up the middle of the small square tape stuck with Wang do not line seeds, align the indentation and stick well, press gently with the finger abdomen, the strength to the patient feel acid swelling, pain and heat sense and can tolerate it. 3. Press frequency and course of treatment: it is asked to press 4 times a day, once in the morning, middle and evening before going to bed, 3-5 minutes each time, the duration of hospitalization for patients with chemotherapy is generally 3-5 days, intervention begins on the first day of chemotherapy medication, the day of discharge for patients to replace the other side of the ear acupoint, removed after 4 days of discharge. A total of 2 chemotherapy courses were treated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Quan Liu, Doctor · Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-03
Primary Completion
2023-09-30
Completion
2023-12-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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