The Safety and Effect Study of Acupuncture for Anorexia in Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract and Lung Cancers

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This trail will be carried out to evaluated the effect and safety of acupuncture for the anorexia in patients with gastrointestinal tract and lung cancers.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Xinqiao Hospital of Chongqing
• Collaborator: Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Treatments: Megestrol; Megestrol Acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosed gastrointestinal tand lung cancers;

2. Age ≥18 years;

3. Appetite score≤ 6 (0= worst appetite), and the symptom lasted 2 weeks at lest at screening;

4. Had a history of weight loss ≥5% within 6 moths;

5. Maintained oral intake;

6. Signed the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with dementia, delirium, intestinal obstruction, pregnancy or lactation;

2. Had uncontrolled symptoms that could impact appetite or caloric intake such as nausea, pain, or depression(The score of the symptoms≤ 3, 0= worst) ;

3. Patients with untreated vitamin B12 deficiency or endocrine abnormalities(thyroid dysfunction and hypoadrenalism);

4. Patients on melatonin supplements or medications with potential appetite-stimulating activity(Chinese herb,thalidomide)

5. Less than one week before the screening or there will be a surgery ,radiotherapy and chemotherapy the acupuncture;

6. Lifetime expected less than 3 months.