Acupuncture Effect on Dumping Syndrome in Esophagus Cancer Patients With Feeding Jejunostomy
NCT ID: NCT05801666
Last Updated: 2023-05-06
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-02-10
2024-01-31
Brief Summary
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A total of 60 advanced esophageal cancer patients will be divided into two equal groups, the intervention group (n=30) and the control groups (n=30). Patients in the Intervention group will receive acupuncture using the following acupoints: ST36 (Zusanli), ST37 (Shangjuxu), ST39 (Xiajuxu), PC6 (Neiguan), and LI4 (Hegu) liv 3 (Taichung). Patients and assessors will be blind to trial allocation. The patients in the Control group will receive shallow acupuncture on 12 non-acupoints (sham points). Both groups will receive acupuncture twice a week for 6 weeks. The main outcome measurements are body weight, BMI, the Sigstad's score and the Arts' dumping questionnaire, 3 and 6 months mortality.
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Detailed Description
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This research will investigate a possible cooperation and integration approach of both western and Chinese medicine in esophagus cancer treatment. In this integration, each treatment method focus on its strength (western medicine in tumor treatment and Chinese medicine in digestion symptoms) in order to improve the patient's condition and quality of life. This research will shed more light on the effectiveness of acupuncture as an intervention on both esophagus cancer patients and dumping syndrome. In case that the study findings will be in favor of acupuncture, it will provide a valuable, low cost supportive therapeutic option for advanced esophagus cancer patients with dumping syndrome.
This study will be conducted in the china medical university hospital in Taichung City, Taiwan, department of chest surgery. The study will be initiated after IRB approval and will be concluded until January 2024. Informed consent will be obtained prior to patient's enrollment. The 2 groups are an intervention group and a control group.
A total of 60 esophagus cancer patients with feeding jejunostomy from china medical hospital from the department of chest surgery. will be divided equally to 30 patients in each group after meeting the study inclusion criteria and informed consent.
60 patients from the china medical university will be divided into 2 groups. In both the ACU group and CON group, A qualified acupuncture doctor with at least 2 years of clinical experience will provide the intervention sessions on both groups. The acupuncture frequency will be 2 times a week for 6 weeks in both groups. Both groups will also receive routine western medicine treatments.
In addition to routine western medicine treatments, patients in the intervention group will also receive daily bilateral traditional Chinese medicine style acupuncture on the following acupuncture points: ST36 (Zusanli), ST37 (Shangjuxu), ST39 (Xiajuxu), PC6 (Neiguan), and LI4 (Hegu) liv 3(Taichung). The acupoints indications in this group are specific to treat indigestion-related conditions. The effectiveness of those points in treating digestion (with exception of liv 3(Taichung)) was shown in our previous research. The treatment will take place once a day, for 2 times a week for 6 weeks. A total of 12 needles will be used in each session. Acupuncture treatment will be performed with sterile needles manufactured by "Yu Kuang" acupuncture needles 40mm with 30G.
The patients in the control group will receive a bilateral shallow acupuncture (12 needles) on the sham points that are located 1 cm lateral/medial and 1 cm distal/proximal to the following acupoints: ST36 (Zusanli), ST37 (Shangjuxu), ST39 (Xiajuxu), PC6 (Neiguan), and LI4 (Hegu) liv 3 (Taichung) (figure 3). Those points are not indicated to treat digestion in Chinese medicine and in a location of 1 cm lateral/medial and 1 cm distal/proximal to those points there is no acupuncture point. The needle insertion will be a perpendicular shallow insertion into the skin tissue level. The acupuncture doctor will use the needle with tube insertion for needle insertion and will leave the needle in the depth of the tube insertion (approximately 4 mm depth into the skin) without needle manipulation. Needle retention time will be 30 minutes. In addition to the sham points, the patients in this group will also receive routine western medicine treatment as per each patient's needs. The treatment frequency and skin disinfection will be identical to the treatment group.
Main outcome measurements are: body weight, Body Mass Index (BMI) (will be measured weekly) dumping syndrome questioners: the Sigstad's score and the Arts' dumping questionnaire (will be measured on the baseline, week3, week 6).
The secondary outcomes are: muscle grip strength test (measured weekly) blood test: Complete Blood Count (CBC), kidney and electrolytes (measured as Adjuvant Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy (CCRT) schedule), pre-albumin, albumin level, glucose blood levels, inflammation data including Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and C-reactive Protein (CRP) (measured at baseline and on week 6).
Total Intensive care unit (ICU) stay, total hospital stay, total mechanical ventilation in days, will be measured 6 months after inclusion. Mortality will be measured at 3 months, 6 months. Medical charts and drug use will also be measured.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Acupuncture group
Acupuncture points: ST36 (Zusanli), ST37 (Shangjuxu), ST39 (Xiajuxu), PC6 (Neiguan), and LI4 (Hegu) Liv 3(Taichung).
Acupuncture
Acupuncture 5 points
Control group
Acupuncture on the sham points: ST36 (Zusanli), ST37 (Shangjuxu), ST39 (Xiajuxu), PC6 (Neiguan), and LI4 (Hegu) Liv 3(Taichung)(Sham 1\~5). Those points are not indicated to treat digestion in Chinese medicine and in a location of 1 cm lateral/medial and 1 cm distal/proximal to those points there is no acupuncture point.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture 5 points
Interventions
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Acupuncture
Acupuncture 5 points
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Post feeding jejunostomy
* Plan of CCRT for esophageal cancer
Exclusion Criteria
* Unstable vital signs
* Other medical conditions which would affect nutrition status
20 Years
80 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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China Medical University, Taiwan
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Peter Karl Mayer
Assistant Professor
Principal Investigators
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Peter Mayer
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
China Medical University,Taichung, Taiwan
Locations
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, , Taiwan
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Mayer PK, Kao PY, Lee YC, Liao YF, Ho WC, Ben-Arie E. Acupuncture effect on dumping syndrome in esophagus cancer patients with feeding jejunostomy: A study protocol for a single blind randomized control trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Jun 9;102(23):e33895. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033895.
Other Identifiers
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CMU111-S-34
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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