Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture and Standard Therapy Compared to Standard Therapy in Gynecological Cancer Pain
- 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)
Gynecological cancer is cancer that starts in the female reproductive organs. Pain in gynecological cancer can be caused by an underlying malignancy or surgical procedure as well as chronic pain associated with malignancy and sequelae of the therapy given. Gynecological cancer patients often experience moderate to severe pain and use higher levels of opioids than patients diagnosed with other cancers. More than two thirds of patients with advanced cancer experience severe pain and up to half of these patients report that their pain is not well controlled. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of electroacupuncture plus standard therapy on pain intensity (VAS score), changes in analgesic dose, and quality of life (QLQ C-30 EORTC score) in patients with gynecological cancer pain compared to standard therapy alone.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cancer Related Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Gynecologic Cancer | Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electroacupuncture | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- The Patient are cancer patient that experience cancer pain that only receive analgetic drug treatment according to WHO Stepledder of Pain
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Electroacupuncture and standard Therapy
- description
- The Patient are cancer patient that experience cancer paint that receive analgetic drug treatement according WHO stepledder of pain and receive electroacupuncture
- interventionNames
- Other: Electroacupuncture
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Pain severity with Visual Analog Scale
- timeFrame
- Before treatment, After treatment in day 1, day 2, day 3, day 5 and day 7
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Female 18 to 65 years old * Gynecocal cancer with pain ≥ 4 acording Visual Analog scale and receive analgetic medicine * The pain cause by 1. direct from cancer 2. Treatment proces surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, paliatif treatment, supportive treatment 3. Adverse reaction form treatment and intoxication Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency case patient with hemodynamic instable * Patient with uncooperative behavior because ith serious psychological disorders, no currently undergoing psychiatric treatment, aggressive behavior, that not allowed for acupuncture. * Patients with blood clotting disorders, with platelets \<50.000 and in neutropenic condition with \<1000 neutrophils. * The patient has an allergy to stainless steel acupuncture needles. Wounds at the acupuncture point puncture sites, skin infections in the ears. On patients with eczema on the ears, external otitis or psoriasis. * There is a tumor in the area that will be stabbed and stimulated in the stomach pregnant women, close to the heart, or in the area of the carotid sinus lymphedema, insertion into the prosthesis. * Patients with heart rhythm disorders. The patient uses a pace maker.
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