Clinical trial · Interventional
Impact of Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine on Patients Quality-of-life During National Emergency and Wartime
Impact of Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine on Patients&Amp;Amp;#39; Quality-of-life During National Emergency and Wartime in Integrative Oncology and Inpatient Settings
- 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)
The current ongoing war in Israel, which began in October 2023 with a risk for spreading regionally across the Middle East, has presented a significant challenge to many patients, affecting also those receiving active oncology treatment. The present study examines a unique setting of care involving a diverse population of patients, including those receiving oncology treatment, from a widely diverse social, cultural and religious, background. Patients are offered integrative medicine treatments for 3 weeks with the goal of addressing war-related physical, emotional, and other quality of life-related concerns. After signing the informed consent form, patients will be randomly allocated to one of the two study interventions: acupressure-relaxation alone (Group A); or acupressure-relaxation modalities with acupuncture (Group B). The response to the study intervention for quality of life-related concerns will be re-assessed immediately; at 24-48 hours; and after 3 weeks following the treatment. Patients will also undergo objective measurements during treatment using Heart Rate Variability (HRV) to determine the impact of the intervention on their QoL and concerns.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supportive Care | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| acupressure/relaxation | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| acupressure/relaxation with acupuncture | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Integrative medicine single-modality
- description
- Acupressure/relaxation only
- interventionNames
- Other: acupressure/relaxation
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Integrative medicine multi-modality
- description
- Acupressure/relaxation with acupuncture
- interventionNames
- Other: acupressure/relaxation with acupuncture
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Assessing patients' quality of life-related concerns using the Measure Yourself Concerns and Wellbeing (MYCAW)
- timeFrame
- Before and immediately following the integrative medicine intervention; at 24-48 hours; and three weeks post-treatment.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with cancer, age ≥ 18 years who are either hospitalized or undergoing oncology treatment in an outpatient care setting; or hospitalized for any other diagnosis * Patients expressing quality of life related concerns affected directly or indirectly to the war and related security status. Exclusion Criteria: Inability to read and provide informed consent
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTSowan W, Baziliansky S. Acute Stress Symptoms, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Coping Strategies in Reaction to the October 7 War. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2024 May-Jun;31(3):e3021. doi: 10.1002/cpp.3021. PMID 38894501
- DERIVEDBen-Arye E, Gressel O, Keshet Y, Vagedes J, Samuels N, Schachter V, Galil G, Schmidt M, Kassem S. Chemotherapy Under Fire: Narratives of Patients With Cancer During Wartime. Psychooncology. 2025 Nov;34(11):e70327. doi: 10.1002/pon.70327. PMID 41192952