188
Participants
Start Date
December 15, 2023
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2025
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2025
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation
The patients are taken in the recumbent or sitting position, and the local skin at the acupoints is routinely disinfected. A pair of conductive gel patch, connecting to the Huatuo SDZ-ⅡB portable electronic needle therapy instrument, are respectively affixed to the ipsilateral acupoint group, so as contralateral side.
Sham transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation
The electroacupuncture instrument has a normal screen display as the Huatuo SDZ-ⅡB portable electronic needle therapy instrument, but could not output current normally.
Routine palliative treatment
The patients in both groups received routine palliative treatment of tumors, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, drug analgesic therapy, nutrition support, and so on.
The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
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