Acupuncture in Palliative Cancer Care

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2007

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2008

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2008

Conditions
NeoplasmsPalliative Care
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Insertion of sterile, single-use acupuncture needles at 10-20 points including PC.6, HT.7, St.36, SP.6, and LR.3. Needles were connected to an electrical stimulator to mimick traditional manual stimulation with alternating patterns of stimulation for 20 minutes.

BEHAVIORAL

Nurse-led supportive care

20-30 minutes of supportive attention from an experienced palliative nurse.

Trial Locations (1)

V8R 6V5

BC Cancer Agency - Vancouver Island Centre, Victoria

All Listed Sponsors
lead

British Columbia Cancer Agency

OTHER

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