Implementing Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Into Palliative Care
NCT ID: NCT04584775
Last Updated: 2024-06-12
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Basic Information
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WITHDRAWN
NA
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-02-28
2022-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Outcome measures will be monitored over the course of eight weeks.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Traditional Chinese Medicine plus Standard Care
Participants in this group will receive standard Palliative Care and will additionally see a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine. No strict protocol for the actual intervention exists (pragmatic approach). The participants will at least receive acupuncture and/or chinese herbal medicine. The standard care will include any established medical intervention according to currently available guidelines in palliative care.
Treatment modalities of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, Tunia, Chinese dietetics)
Acupuncture is a physical treatment modality that uses thin needles to stimulate specific points on the body in order to manipulate neurologic mechanisms to control specific symptoms and/or physiologic processes.
Chinese herbal medicine is a phytotherapeutic treatment modality that uses herbs, minerals and rarely animal products which are orally administered.
Tuina is a form of massage and physical therapy. Chinese dietetics is a nutritional therapy according to the theoretical principle of traditional Chinese medicine.
Standard care
Standard care includes any medical intervention in palliative care that aims to promote and/or sustain the quality of life of patients suffering from advanced disease (in this case cancer). These may be of pharmaceutical, surgical, psychological and/or spiritual nature.
Standard Care
The standard care will include any established medical intervention according to currently available guidelines in palliative care.
Standard care
Standard care includes any medical intervention in palliative care that aims to promote and/or sustain the quality of life of patients suffering from advanced disease (in this case cancer). These may be of pharmaceutical, surgical, psychological and/or spiritual nature.
Interventions
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Treatment modalities of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, Tunia, Chinese dietetics)
Acupuncture is a physical treatment modality that uses thin needles to stimulate specific points on the body in order to manipulate neurologic mechanisms to control specific symptoms and/or physiologic processes.
Chinese herbal medicine is a phytotherapeutic treatment modality that uses herbs, minerals and rarely animal products which are orally administered.
Tuina is a form of massage and physical therapy. Chinese dietetics is a nutritional therapy according to the theoretical principle of traditional Chinese medicine.
Standard care
Standard care includes any medical intervention in palliative care that aims to promote and/or sustain the quality of life of patients suffering from advanced disease (in this case cancer). These may be of pharmaceutical, surgical, psychological and/or spiritual nature.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Colorectal cancer (CRC)
* Lung cancer (SCLC, NSCLC)
* Breast cancer (BC)
* Pancreas/Cholangiocellular cancer
* Best supportive care (i.e., no currently ongoing tumor-specific therapy)
o Exception: palliative anti-hormonal therapy or palliative radiotherapy
* Performance status: ECOG 0 to 2
* Estimated life expectancy \> 4 months
Exclusion Criteria
* Pregnancy or breast-feeding
* Impossibility to attend TCM practices in Graz
* Incapacity to comply/consent
* Language barrier
* Brain metastases
18 Years
80 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Medical University of Graz
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Medical University of Graz
Graz, Styria, Austria
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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Palliach
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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