Overview

Comparative Effect Study Between Distal-proximal Point Association and Local Distribution Point Association in Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2016-09-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this study is to clarify whether distal-proximal point association is more effective than partial match point association by electro-acupuncture in the management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting .
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Collaborators:
National Basic Research Program of China
National Basic Research Program, China
Treatments:
Antiemetics
BB 1101
Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone 21-phosphate
Dexamethasone acetate
Ramosetron
Tropisetron
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Be diagnosed as cancer and need to accept chemotherapy.

2. The score of Karnofsky ≥70

3. Patients of either gender and older than 18 years

4. Patients receiving chemotherapy both outpatients and inpatients

5. Patients receiving chemotherapy either the first or multiple cycle, but the patient
will be taken in only one time

6. To receive chemotherapy containing cisplatin(DDP≥75mg/m2) or joint chemotherapy
programmes of Anthracyclines(Adriamycin≥40mg/m2 or epirubicin≥60mg/m2)

7. Life expectancy≥ 6 months

8. Willing to participate in the study and be randomized into one of the four study
groups.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. To receive radiotherapy and chemotherapy

2. Gastrointestinal tumors

3. Patients with serious liver disease or abnormal hepatorenal function (AST,ACT, and
TBIL are 3 times more than normal, BUN and Cr are 2 times more than normal)

4. Presence of cardiac pacemaker

5. Active skin infection

6. Nausea and/or vomiting resulting from opioids or metabolic imbalance (electrolyte
disturbances)

7. Patients unable to provide self-care or communication

8. Nausea and/or vomiting resulting from mechanical risk factors (i.e., intestinal
obstruction)

9. Brain metastases

10. Women in pregnant and lactating period