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Basic Information
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Recruitment Status
COMPLETED
Clinical Phase
NA
Total Enrollment
60 participants
Study Classification
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Start Date
2015-12-31
Study Completion Date
2017-09-30
Brief Summary
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The study aims to explore the effects of silver spike point (SSP) treatment on common symptoms including pain, breathlessness, nausea/vomiting, dry mouth etc. of terminal cancer patients.
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Detailed Description
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The study aims to explore the effects of silver spike point treatment on common symptoms including pain, breathlessness, nausea/vomiting, dry mouth etc. of terminal cancer patients. We will conducted a pilot study to evaluate the effects on different symptoms and then a prospective study will be conducted after validation of major effects.
Conditions
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Cancer
Study Design
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Allocation Method
RANDOMIZED
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Primary Study Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Blinding Strategy
DOUBLE
Participants
Investigators
Study Groups
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SSP treatment group
Case on SSP treatment
Group Type
EXPERIMENTAL
SSP treatment
Intervention Type
DEVICE
SSP treatment 5 times a week
Non-SSP treatment group
Sham SSP treatment
Group Type
SHAM_COMPARATOR
SSP treatment
Intervention Type
DEVICE
SSP treatment 5 times a week
Interventions
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SSP treatment
SSP treatment 5 times a week
Intervention Type
DEVICE
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Cancer patients
* Competent with clear consciousness
* With symptoms of pain, breathlessness, nause/vomiting, dry mouth, generalized discomfort
* Expected life span of at least 1 week
* Competent with clear consciousness
* With symptoms of pain, breathlessness, nause/vomiting, dry mouth, generalized discomfort
* Expected life span of at least 1 week
Exclusion Criteria
* With implanted devices
* Not having clear consciousness
* Expected life span less than 1 week
* Foreigner
* Not having clear consciousness
* Expected life span less than 1 week
* Foreigner
Minimum Eligible Age
20 Years
Maximum Eligible Age
90 Years
Eligible Sex
ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Sponsors
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
OTHER_GOV
Sponsor Role
lead
Responsible Party
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Responsibility Role
SPONSOR
Principal Investigators
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Shinn-Jang Hwang, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Locations
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, , Taiwan
Site Status
Countries
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Taiwan
References
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Other Identifiers
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2015-10-005A
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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