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Efficacy differences of electroacupuncture with single acupoint or matching acupoints for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
- Source :
- Trials; 10/13/2017, Vol. 18, p1-5, 5p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>Previous studies have shown that acupuncture is beneficial for the alleviation of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. However, there is a lack of clinical evidence concerning the effects of acupoint-matching on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.<bold>Methods/design: </bold>This is a parallel randomized controlled trial to evaluate the occurrence of nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy (the incidence of nausea and vomiting, frequency, VAS score, RINVR rating) as the main outcome for cancer. Quality of life, anxiety and depression scores are the secondary outcomes. Quality of life, anxiety and depression scores are the secondary phase. Use of remedy drugs, routine blood examination, and blood biochemical tests are the safety evaluation. We also compare the different effects of ST36 (single acupoint), CV12 (single acupoint), and ST36-CV12 matching groups.<bold>Discussion: </bold>The results of this trial are expected to explore the effects of matching different acupoints and to offer biologic plausibility for the use of acupuncture in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).<bold>Trial Registration: </bold>This trial is registered with clinicaltrials.gov NCT02195921 , The date of registration was 17 July 2014. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ELECTROACUPUNCTURE
ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS
CANCER chemotherapy
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
MEDICAL research
ANXIETY prevention
PREVENTION of mental depression
VOMITING prevention
ANXIETY
MENTAL depression
ANTIEMETICS
ACUPUNCTURE points
ANTINEOPLASTIC agents
COMPARATIVE studies
EXPERIMENTAL design
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
RESEARCH protocols
QUALITY of life
RESEARCH
NAUSEA
TIME
VOMITING
EVALUATION research
TREATMENT effectiveness
PSYCHOLOGY
PREVENTION
THERAPEUTICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17456215
- Volume :
- 18
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Trials
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125697049
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2186-y