NCT03763838Completed
Acupressure for Fatigue in Ovarian Cancer Survivors
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to see if accupressure can help reduce the severity of fatigue experienced by ovarian cancer patients. Acupressure involves applying mild to moderate physical pressure by fingers, hand or a device to specific points on the skin to try to bring about a change in the body's functioning, in this case relief from chronic fatigue.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 171 (actual)
- First submitted
- 3 Dec 2018
- Start date
- 7 Oct 2019
- Primary completion date
- 18 Jun 2024
- Lead sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
- Diseases
- Ovarian cancer
- NCT number
- NCT03763838
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 171
- From 7 Oct 2019 to the primary completion date, 18 Jun 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Have an initiation, a cessation or change of treatment of any chronic medications, dietary supplements, behavioral therapy, physical therapy, etc., or any planned change of medications, supplements or therapies during the study
Other illness
- Have a diagnosis of untreated mood disorder, e.g., bipolar or major depressive disorder
Other
- Medically unstable
- Acupuncture or acupressure receipt in past year
- Have a current diagnosis of anemia
- Have a current untreated diagnosis of hypothyroidism
- Have the possibility of becoming pregnant
Who the study is looking for
- Women aged 21 and older
- Diagnosis of ovarian cancer, stages I to IV
- Have average persistent fatigue defined a \>=4 on the Brief Fatigue Inventory.
- Fatigue must have started at or after the diagnosis of ovarian cancer
- Completed all primary cancer treatments (surgery, chemotherapy at least 6 months prior), except maintenance therapies
- No other planned interventions for fatigue other than current stable medication
Age in the registry: 21 years to - · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Save your city in your profile to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ann Arbor | United States | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Self-Acupressure for Fatigue in Patients Surviving Ovarian Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA Netw Open · 2026 · PMID 41642626
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