An interventional study of Manual acupuncture and standard therapy and Sham acupuncture and standard therapy in Anxiety, Quality of Life and Cancer, sponsored by Indonesia University. Completed at 2 sites in Indonesia. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 59 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-08.
Sponsored by Indonesia University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The goal of this clinical trial is to prove that the combination of acupuncture therapy and standard therapy is more effective in reducing anxiety and improving the quality of life of cancer patients. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Participants will:
Get manual acupuncture therapy and also standard therapy, such as oral Benzodiazepin and supportive psychotherapy or sham acupuncture therapy and the standard therapy (Benzodiazepin and supportive psychotherapy) every day for 6 days.
Researchers will compare the changes of anxiety scores and quality of life between cancer patients who received manual acupuncture therapy and standard therapy, and cancer patients who received sham acupuncture and standard therapy.
4,868 studies on the registry are indexed under Anxiety Disorders; 1,390 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 38 is below the median of 80 across 4,174 interventional studies indexed under Anxiety Disorders.
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Exclusion Criteria:
The manual acupuncture and standard therapy
Procedure: Manual acupuncture and standard therapy
The sham acupuncture and standard therapy
Procedure: Sham acupuncture and standard therapy
Manual acupuncture is acupuncture needle insertion was done perpendicularly to the acupuncture points GV20, EXHN3, HT7, and PC6 using Huanqiu needle measuring 0.25 x 25mm with mild stimulation rotation technique at a speed of 60x/minute and needle retention for 30 minutes. Therapy was performed every day for 6 days. Standard therapy is anxiolytic drugs and supportive psychotherapy given to patients according to the decision of the psychiatrist treating the patient.
Sham acupuncture is when acupuncture needles are inserted into acupuncture points, but do not actually penetrate the skin, only attached to the plaster. Therapy was performed every day for 6 days. Standard therapy is anxiolytic drugs and supportive psychotherapy given to patients according to the decision of the psychiatrist treating the patient.
Hamilton anxiety rating scale (HAM-A) score
One tool to measure the degree of anxiety symptoms is a questionnaire. Scores range from 0-56.
Time frame: 6 days
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C-30 (EORTC-QLQ C30) score
Questionnaire to assess the quality of life of cancer patients with anxiety. Scores range from 0-100
Time frame: 6 days
Plan to share: No
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