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NCT06275165
The Effects of Acupressure on Improving Postoperative Gastrointestinal Symptom Distress in Esophageal Cancer Patients
NA trial testing acupressure in Esophageal Cancer in 48 participants. Completed in 18 July 2025.
18 July 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | CHEN, CHIA-CHEN |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | non randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 48 |
| Start date | 27 March 2024 |
| Primary completion | 18 July 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 18 July 2025 |
| Sites | 1 location across Taiwan |
Drugs / interventions tested
- acupressure
Conditions studied
- Esophageal Cancer — all drugs for Esophageal Cancer →
- Gastrointestinal Dysfunction — all drugs for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction →
Sponsor
CHEN, CHIA-CHEN
Who can join
Adults 18 to 85, any sex, with Esophageal Cancer or Gastrointestinal Dysfunction. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This study is a quasi-experimental design clinical trial with the primary objective of comparing the health status of patients with esophageal cancer. Participants were divided into an experimental group and a control group. Patients in the experimental group received routine care and acupressure for 5 consecutive days starting from the day after entering the ward after esophageal cancer surgery, in the control group, participants received routine care, and Participants were assessed on the Gastrointestinal Symptom Distress Scale at the end of the intervention. The aim of this study was to verify the effectiveness of acupressure in improving of gastrointestinal symptoms distress after esophageal cancer surgery.
Publications & conference data
No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06275165 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by CHEN, CHIA-CHEN
- Last refreshed: 7 August 2025
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