NCT07051265Enrolling by invitation
Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation or Acupressure on Pain in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) or Acupressure on Pain in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Jul 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), acupressure intervention, or standard care (control group) for pain management in participants hospitalized with head and neck cancer. This study aims to answer the following questions: * Is TENS or acupressure intervention effective in reducing pain in participants hospitalized with head and neck cancer compared with the control group? * Does TENS or acupressure intervention improve psychological distress (measured by the Brief Health Inventory (BMI)) in these participants? * Does TENS or acupressure intervention improve the quality of life of participants hospitalized with head and neck cancer? Researchers will compare the effects of TENS, acupressure, and standard care to assess the effects of each group on pain, psychological distress (measured by the Brief Health Inventory (BMI)), and quality of life.
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 240 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 25 May 2025
- Start date
- 1 Apr 2025
- Primary completion date
- 1 Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
- Diseases
- Head and neck cancer
- NCT number
- NCT07051265
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 240
- From 1 Apr 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Mar 2026
- 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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Criteria the registry did not label
- Participant inclusion criteria:
- Age ≥ 20 years old
- Inpatients diagnosed with head and neck cancer
- Conscious and able to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese
- Suffering from pain problems and requiring pain medication
- Participants agree to participate in this study.
- Participant exclusion criteria:
- Those with nerve conduction disorders
- Pregnant women
- Those whose pain is not caused by tumors
- Those with a history of epilepsy
- Those with skin infections
- Those who are allergic to the patch
- Those with implanted devices such as pacemakers
- Those who still disagree with the study content and are unable to cooperate with the researchers after the researchers' explanation.
Age in the registry: 20 years to 100 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kaohsiung City | Taiwan | Unknown status |
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