Auricular Acupressure for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Female Breast Cancer Patients

Summary

To evaluate the feasibility of a three-parallel-arm, placebo-controlled randomized trial using a standard auricular acupressure protocol for managing nausea and vomiting in a homogenous group of female breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The null hypotheses of this study are: (1) There will be no significant difference in acute/delayed nausea and vomiting among groups during the intervention period; (2) There will be no significant difference in anticipatory nausea and vomiting among groups before the second cycle of chemotherapy; (3) There will be no significant difference in quality of life status among groups at the end of the first cycle of chemotherapy.

Timeline

Start

2015-07

Primary completion

2016-09

Completion

2016-10

Publications

• Tan JY, Molassiotis A, Suen LKP, Liu J, Wang T, Huang HR. Effects of auricular acupressure on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in breast cancer patients: a preliminary randomized controlled trial. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2022 Mar 24;22(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12906-022-03543-y.

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