Auricular Acupressure for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Female Breast Cancer Patients
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
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.