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Impact of Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine on Patients Quality-of-life During National Emergency and Wartime

NCT06604455 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2024-09-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The current ongoing war in Israel, which began in October 2023 with a risk for spreading regionally across the Middle East, has presented a significant challenge to many patients, affecting also those receiving active oncology treatment. The present study examines a unique setting of care involving a diverse population of patients, including those receiving oncology treatment, from a widely diverse social, cultural and religious, background. Patients are offered integrative medicine treatments for 3 weeks with the goal of addressing war-related physical, emotional, and other quality of life-related concerns. After signing the informed consent form, patients will be randomly allocated to one of the two study interventions: acupressure-relaxation alone (Group A); or acupressure-relaxation modalities with acupuncture (Group B). The response to the study intervention for quality of life-related concerns will be re-assessed immediately; at 24-48 hours; and after 3 weeks following the treatment. Patients will also undergo objective measurements during treatment using Heart Rate Variability (HRV) to determine the impact of the intervention on their QoL and concerns.

Conditions

  • Supportive Care

Interventions

OTHER

acupressure/relaxation with acupuncture

The acupressure/acupuncture points will be designated based on evidence-based research. For example, clinical guideline-based integrative oncology protocol for pain relief will include the following analgesia-related acupressure/acupuncture points: Liver-3, Taichong; Large-Intestine 4, Hegu; Stomach-36, Zusanli; Pericard-6, Neiguan; Spleen-6, Sanyinjiao; Yin tang; as well as battlefield ear acupuncture points. In both intervention groups, relaxation techniques will be tailored to the patient's quality of life related concerns, with the option of including breathing and guided imagery modalities as well.

OTHER

acupressure/relaxation

The acupressure points will be designated based on evidence-based research. In both intervention groups, relaxation techniques will be tailored to the patient's quality of life related concerns, with the option of including breathing and guided imagery modalities as well.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Carmel Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eran Ben-Arye, MD · Director, Integrative Oncology Program

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-08-28
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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