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Trial Title:
Acupressure for Reducing Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
NCT ID:
NCT06322615
Condition:
Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm
Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Conditions: Official terms:
Neoplasms
Study type:
Interventional
Study phase:
N/A
Overall status:
Recruiting
Study design:
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention model:
Single Group Assignment
Primary purpose:
Supportive Care
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Intervention:
Intervention type:
Procedure
Intervention name:
Acupressure Therapy
Description:
Undergo acupressure
Arm group label:
Supportive Care (acupressure)
Other name:
Acupressure
Other name:
Ischemic Compression
Intervention type:
Other
Intervention name:
Educational Intervention
Description:
Receive education session about using acupressure at home
Arm group label:
Supportive Care (acupressure)
Other name:
Education for Intervention
Other name:
Intervention by Education
Other name:
Intervention through Education
Other name:
Intervention, Educational
Intervention type:
Other
Intervention name:
Electronic Health Record Review
Description:
Ancillary studies
Arm group label:
Supportive Care (acupressure)
Intervention type:
Other
Intervention name:
Questionnaire Administration
Description:
Ancillary studies
Arm group label:
Supportive Care (acupressure)
Summary:
This clinical trial evaluates whether acupressure is helpful to reduce anxiety related to
chemotherapy. Anxiety is experienced by many patients with cancer. Anxiety can be related
to chemotherapy and may contribute to other symptoms, such as nausea and poor quality of
life. Some patients diagnosed with cancer express interest in non-medicinal ways to
manage symptoms. Acupressure is a noninvasive intervention that can be used for many
different symptoms. Acupressure is well tolerated with minimal reports of adverse
reactions, making it a good choice for patients with cancer. This study may help
researchers learn whether acupressure is useful for managing anxiety in patients
undergoing chemotherapy.
Detailed description:
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Evaluate the feasibility of a nurse- and patient-applied acupressure intervention for
patients with anxiety associated with active cancer-directed therapy.
II. Patient-reported changes in acute anxiety associated with both the nurse and self-led
acupressure interventions will be ascertained.
OUTLINE:
Patients undergo acupressure over 15-120 seconds at a time for up to 15 minutes. After
completion of the session, patients may optionally receive an education session on using
acupressure at home.
After completion of study intervention, patients who opted to receive education about
using acupressure at home are followed up at 1 week.
Criteria for eligibility:
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Be over 18 years of age
- Be actively undergoing chemotherapy in the Mayo Clinic chemotherapy unit
- Report anxiety as a 1 or higher, on a scale from 0 (no anxiety) to 4 (severe
anxiety)
- Be willing to undergo a short acupressure session
Exclusion Criteria:
- Does not meet the inclusion criteria
Gender:
All
Minimum age:
18 Years
Maximum age:
N/A
Healthy volunteers:
No
Locations:
Facility:
Name:
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Address:
City:
Rochester
Zip:
55905
Country:
United States
Status:
Recruiting
Contact:
Last name:
Clinical Trials Referral Office
Phone:
855-776-0015
Email:
mayocliniccancerstudies@mayo.edu
Contact backup:
Last name:
Laura S. Rhee, D.O.
Start date:
August 8, 2023
Completion date:
December 31, 2025
Lead sponsor:
Agency:
Mayo Clinic
Agency class:
Other
Source:
Mayo Clinic
Record processing date:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06322615
https://www.mayo.edu/research/clinical-trials
