Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Acupoint Massotherapy on Relieving Chemotherapy-induced Myelosupression
The Effect of Acupoint Massotherapy on Relieving Chemotherapy-induced Myelosupression Among Patients With Cancer
NCT02964286CI-TRIAL-00024948unknownN/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)
In this proposed project, the investigator will estimate the effect of massotherapy of acupoints on alleviating chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression among patients with cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupressure | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cancer, Breast | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Hematopoiesis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Electric vibrating massager,SAMPO® | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Acupressure group
- description
- The intervention technique used is ''The electric vibrating massager'', ''SAMPO®'', and patients are taught to apply the strong mode on the 15 specific points,5 min each, 3 times a day from Monday to Friday during chemotherapy course. The intervention follows the points are used to stimulate the hematopoietic function. including Hegu (LI4), Quchi (LI11), Xuehai (SP10); Sanyin-jiao (SP6), Taixi (K3), Zusanli (ST36), Taichong (LV3), Baihui (GV20). Before the study, the trained study nurses teach patients that how to use the technique and stuck adhesive dots label on each specific acupoints.
- interventionNames
- Device: The Electric vibrating massager,SAMPO®
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control group
- description
- The patients of the control group are not admitted any acupoints press-related interventions, only take clinical treatment protocol as usual.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * newly diagnosed of gynecologic cancer, regardless of stage. * receiving initial chemotherapy. * ability to write informed consent. * between 20 to 70 years old. Exclusion Criteria: * history of severe cardiac disorder. * suffering from the hematological diseases such as hemolytic anemia. * cancer patients with lymphoedema at the area of the acupressure points. * diagnosed combine with other cancers.
References
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