Limiting Chemotherapy Side Effects by Using Moxa (NCT02781155) | Clinical Trial Compass
UnknownPhase 1/2
Limiting Chemotherapy Side Effects by Using Moxa
United Kingdom25 participantsStarted 2016-02
Plain-language summary
This study investigates whether it is feasible to teach cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to self-administer daily moxibustion to reduce chemotherapy side effects. Moxibustion is a therapy used in traditional Chinese medicine that uses heat.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 75 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* with breast, gynaecologic, or colorectal cancer who are prescribed radical or adjuvant chemotherapy in the early disease setting, or first or second line chemotherapy is in the metastatic setting
* about to commence a course of chemotherapy for which granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is not routinely indicated
* with a life expectancy of more than six months
* with blood cell counts within the normal range
* with calculated creatinine levels of ≥ 50ml/min
* English speaking
* able to understand instructions for self-administration of moxibustion and carry out the procedure
* able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* having a haematological cancer diagnosis
* prescribed a chemotherapy regimen for which G-CSF is indicated
* having third or fourth line chemotherapy
* having metastatic bone cancer
* who have concomitant severe medical problems preventing participation
* with cognitive impairment that would impact participant's ability to safely administer self-moxibustion
* having renal dysfunction
* with lymphedema in the lower body.
What they're measuring
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Adherence to moxa regimen assessed by Daily Moxa Diary