Clinical trial · Interventional
Acupuncture Effect on Dumping Syndrome in Esophagus Cancer Patients With Feeding Jejunostomy
Acupuncture Effect on Dumping Syndrome in Esophagus Cancer Patients With Feeding Jejunostomy: A Study Protocol for A Single Blind Randomized Control Trial
- 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)
Esophagus cancer patients are at risk for malnourishment. Feeding jejunostomy is used in advanced esophagus cancer patients in order to support and supplement the patient's nutrition needs. In dumping syndrome, the food is rapidly introduced into the intestine at a rate that is faster than normal, it is associated with both digestive system and vasoactive symptoms. Dumping syndrome has an association with both esophagus cancer patients and feeding jejunostomy. In the mid and long term, dumping syndrome is an important issue that contributes to the risk of malnourishment in advanced esophagus cancer patients. Acupuncture effect on digestive symptoms was widely investigated with effective abilities to regulate and reduce digestive symptoms. Acupuncture is also considered a safe intervention for cancer patients. A total of 60 advanced esophageal cancer patients will be divided into two equal groups, the intervention group (n=30) and the control groups (n=30). Patients in the Intervention group will receive acupuncture using the following acupoints: ST36 (Zusanli), ST37 (Shangjuxu), ST39 (Xiajuxu), PC6 (Neiguan), and LI4 (Hegu) liv 3 (Taichung). Patients and assessors will be blind to trial allocation. The patients in the Control group will receive shallow acupuncture on 12 non-acupoints (sham points). Both groups will receive acupuncture twice a week for 6 weeks. The main outcome measurements are body weight, BMI, the Sigstad's score and the Arts' dumping questionnaire, 3 and 6 months mortality.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Esophagus Cancer | Esophageal Neoplasm | PROBABILISTIC | 0.70 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Acupuncture group
- description
- Acupuncture points: ST36 (Zusanli), ST37 (Shangjuxu), ST39 (Xiajuxu), PC6 (Neiguan), and LI4 (Hegu) Liv 3(Taichung).
- interventionNames
- Other: Acupuncture
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control group
- description
- Acupuncture on the sham points: ST36 (Zusanli), ST37 (Shangjuxu), ST39 (Xiajuxu), PC6 (Neiguan), and LI4 (Hegu) Liv 3(Taichung)(Sham 1\~5). Those points are not indicated to treat digestion in Chinese medicine and in a location of 1 cm lateral/medial and 1 cm distal/proximal to those points there is no acupuncture point.
- interventionNames
- Other: Acupuncture
Primary outcomes (35)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Advanced esophageal cancer * Post feeding jejunostomy * Plan of CCRT for esophageal cancer Exclusion Criteria: * Acute infection * Unstable vital signs * Other medical conditions which would affect nutrition status
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDMayer PK, Kao PY, Lee YC, Liao YF, Ho WC, Ben-Arie E. Acupuncture effect on dumping syndrome in esophagus cancer patients with feeding jejunostomy: A study protocol for a single blind randomized control trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Jun 9;102(23):e33895. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033895. PMID 37335662