Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness of Auricular Point Acupressure in Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
Effectiveness of Auricular Point Acupressure in Improving Fatigue, Sleep Quality, Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Under Chemotherapy
- 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 will investigate the effectiveness of auricular point acupressure in improving fatigue,sleep quality,physical activity and quality of life in patients with pancreatic cancer under chemotherapy in taiwan. Hypothesis: 1. The fatigue in auricular point acupressure group is significant improving than usual-care group at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week. 2. The sleep quality in auricular point acupressure group is significant improving than usual-care group at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week. 3. The physical activity in auricular point acupressure group is significant improving than usual-care group at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week. 4. The quality of life in auricular point acupressure group is significant improving than usual-care group at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pancreatic Cancer | Malignant Pancreatic Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auricular Point Acupressure group | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Auricular Point Acupressure
- description
- A 1-month regimen of auricular point acupressure, comprising usual-care of approximately 15-20 point pressing each time,3 times a day, seven times peer week.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Auricular Point Acupressure group
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- usual-care group
- description
- These participants follows the standard Chemotherapy follow-up consisting of counseling by nurses and doctors.
Primary outcomes (10)
- measure
- Quality of Life (EORTC QLQ-C30 )
- timeFrame
- baseline
- description
- This scale was evaluated by self-assessment of various clinical problems for a week.The EORTC QLQ-C30 consists three subscales with 30 questions.The EORTC QLQ-C30 included three subscales: functioning scales (15questions), symptom scales (13 questions), and global health status (2questions). The reliability and validity of Cronbach'α was 0.52-0.89. About the functional scale and the global health status, the higher the total score, the better the quality of life; the lower the score in the symptom scale, the better the quality of life.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Paitent who aged over 20, with clear consciousness, is capable of communicating with Chinese, and is able to perform ear acupoints by himself/herself. 2. Pancreatic Cancer patients who received chemotherapy in inpatient and outpatient department. 3. The subject who agrees and is willing to participate in the research after explaining the purpose of the research. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient who is younger than 20 years old, illiterate, or is unable to cooperate with intervention measures. 2. Patient who is not suitable for ear acupoint pressing after evaluated by the attending physician.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDGao WL, Chen HM, Liu CY, Huang TH, Li CP, Hsu SJ, Lee PC, Lee KC. Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Fatigue, Sleep Quality, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life in Pancreatic Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Cancer Nurs. 2025 Apr 18. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001498. Online ahead of print. PMID 40179142