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Electroacupuncture Combined With Self-administered Acupressure for the Prevention of Capecitabine-Associated Hand-Foot Syndrome
Sponsor: Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University
Summary
This study hypothesizes that electroacupuncture combined with self-administered acupressure plus doctor-prescribed treatment is effective in preventing Hand-Foot Syndrome (HFS) caused by capecitabine. It aims to explore the effectiveness of this combined approach in preventing HFS in patients with malignant tumors undergoing oral capecitabine treatment. Further exploration of prevention and treatment methods may enhance the quality of life for patients during the treatment process.
Official title: Electroacupuncture Combined With Self-administered Acupressure for the Prevention of Capecitabine-Associated Hand-Foot Syndrome: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 85 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
220
Start Date
2024-10-08
Completion Date
2027-12-31
Last Updated
2024-12-12
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
True electroacupuncture + True self-administered acupressure
True electroacupuncture: Participants will receive two electroacupuncture treatments within the first week of each treatment cycle. The acupuncturist inserts the needle into the point and manipulates the needle until the feeling of "deqi" is achieved and reported by the participant. The electrical stimulation will be administered at a sustained frequency of 2Hz for 30 minutes. True self-administered acupressure: In weeks 2 and 3 of each treatment cycle, participants performed true self-administered acupressure, pressing each acupoint with their thumb to achieve "deqi" for three minutes.
Doctor-prescribed treatment
Doctor-prescribed treatment: At the beginning of capecitabine, patients will be treated with doctor-recommended medications, including oral celecoxib, topical diclofenac, and other skin protectants.
Sham electroacupuncture + Sham self-administered acupressure
Sham electroacupuncture: The sham electroacupuncture comprised a core standardized prescription of minimally invasive, shallow needle insertion using thin and short needles at body locations not recognized as true acupuncture points and are deemed to not belong to traditional Chinese meridians and have no therapeutic value. Participants will receive acupuncture treatment without electrical stimulation same the intervention group. And avoid "deqi" sensation. Sham self-administered acupressure: Administered non-acupressure points 1 to 3cm away from the true acupressure points used in the experimental group and away from known meridians. The frequency, course duration, and overall treatment time will be the same as those in the true self-administered shiatsu group. The applied pressure does not cause a feeling of "deqi".
Locations (1)
Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital
Xining, Qinghai, China