Clinical trial · Interventional
Acupressure for Cancer-Related Fatigue
Acupressure Intervention to Improve Fatigue and Physical Functioning of Chinese Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors
NCT03091647CI-TRIAL-00049780unknownN/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)
This study develops and pilot tests the efficacy of a home-based, self-administered acupressure intervention in improving cancer-related fatigue (proximal outcome), and physical functioning and other quality of life outcomes (distal outcomes) of Chinese immigrant breast cancer survivors (versus usual care control group).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| acupressure intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| usual care | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- acupressure intervention
- description
- Practice acupressure at home and complete daily logs
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: acupressure intervention
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- usual care
- description
- Receive usual care and complete daily logs
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: usual care
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Cancer-related fatigue (proximal outcome)
- timeFrame
- 8 weeks post-intervention
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
- Maximum age
- 74 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) be between ages 21 to 74 * 2\) be first-generation immigrants * 3\) speak Chinese (Mandarin and/or Cantonese) * 4\) be diagnosed with breast cancer at stage 0, I, II III or IV * 5\) have completed primary treatments (including surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy) 1-5 years prior to recruitment * 6\) have not had recurrence * 7\) have moderate to severe levels of fatigue. Exclusion Criteria: * have hypothyroidism and anemia * being using acupuncture
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