Clinical trial · Interventional
CAM in Hospice Palliative Care in Taiwan
The Application of Evidence-Based Chinese Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Hospice Palliative Care in Taiwan-The Second and Third Year Project.
NCT02663063CI-TRIAL-00064164completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The study aims to explore the effects of silver spike point (SSP) treatment on common symptoms including pain, breathlessness, nausea/vomiting, dry mouth etc. of terminal cancer patients.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSP treatment | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- SSP treatment group
- description
- Case on SSP treatment
- interventionNames
- Device: SSP treatment
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Non-SSP treatment group
- description
- Sham SSP treatment
- interventionNames
- Device: SSP treatment
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Symptom severity score
- timeFrame
- One week after treatment
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 90 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Cancer patients * Competent with clear consciousness * With symptoms of pain, breathlessness, nause/vomiting, dry mouth, generalized discomfort * Expected life span of at least 1 week Exclusion Criteria: * With implanted devices * Not having clear consciousness * Expected life span less than 1 week * Foreigner
References
Publications (23)
- BACKGROUNDBausewein C, Booth S, Gysels M, Higginson I. Non-pharmacological interventions for breathlessness in advanced stages of malignant and non-malignant diseases. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Apr 16;(2):CD005623. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005623.pub2. PMID 18425927
- BACKGROUNDChen FP, Chen TJ, Kung YY, Chen YC, Chou LF, Chen FJ, Hwang SJ. Use frequency of traditional Chinese medicine in Taiwan. BMC Health Serv Res. 2007 Feb 23;7:26. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-26. PMID 17319950
- BACKGROUNDChiu TY, Hu WY, Chen CY. Prevalence and severity of symptoms in terminal cancer patients: a study in Taiwan. Support Care Cancer. 2000 Jul;8(4):311-3. doi: 10.1007/s005209900112. PMID 10923772
- BACKGROUNDDeng G, Hou BL, Holodny AI, Cassileth BR. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) changes and saliva production associated with acupuncture at LI-2 acupuncture point: a randomized controlled study. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2008 Jul 7;8:37. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-8-37. PMID 18606019
- BACKGROUNDEnblom A, Johnsson A, Hammar M, Onelov E, Steineck G, Borjeson S. Acupuncture compared with placebo acupuncture in radiotherapy-induced nausea--a randomized controlled study. Ann Oncol. 2012 May;23(5):1353-1361. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdr402. Epub 2011 Sep 23. PMID 21948812
- BACKGROUNDEnblom A, Lekander M, Hammar M, Johnsson A, Onelov E, Ingvar M, Steineck G, Borjeson S. Getting the grip on nonspecific treatment effects: emesis in patients randomized to acupuncture or sham compared to patients receiving standard care. PLoS One. 2011 Mar 23;6(3):e14766. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014766. PMID 21448267
- BACKGROUNDErnst E, Lee MS. Acupuncture for palliative and supportive cancer care: a systematic review of systematic reviews. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2010 Jul;40(1):e3-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.03.010. No abstract available.