Clinical trial · Interventional
Integrative Care and Acupuncture in MOHS Surgery
Assessing Effectiveness of Acupuncture and Integrative Care in Reducing Anxiety and Pain in Patients Undergoing MOHS Surgery for Dermatological Cancers
- 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)
MOHS method is an effective surgical technique to remove skin cancerous tumors in the head-neck area. Patients undergoing MOHS surgery are struggled with emotional stress during the day of surgery, due to fear of significant damage to the body's image and anxiety about the need for repeated surgeries. In this study we will examine the effect of integrative medicine (including acupuncture, touch/manual, and breathing/relaxation modalities) on the reduction of anxiety and pain in patients undergoing MOHS surgery.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrative medicine care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- Patients receiving best supportive care
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention
- description
- Patients receiving integrative care (including acupuncture) in addition to best supportive care
- interventionNames
- Other: Integrative medicine care
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Anxiety as assessed by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
- timeFrame
- 8 hours
- description
- Alleviating anxiety throughout MOHS surgery
Secondary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: \* Patients referred to MOHS surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Hypertension treated with alpha and beta-blockers * Chronic atrial fibrillation * insulin dependent diabetes type 1 * Thyroid disease (hyperthyroidism)
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