Electroacupuncture and ear acupressure for cancer pain
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether adding electroacupuncture (a treatment using mild electric pulses on needles) and ear acupressure (pressing on specific points on the ear) to the pain medicine hydromorphone helps reduce cancer-related pain that isn't well managed by usual treatments.
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Who can take part
- You must have a cancer diagnosis.
- You must have cancer pain that is hard to control with standard pain medicines.
- You must be between 18 and 80 years old.
- You must have a life expectancy of at least 3 months.
- You must not have an allergy to opioid painkillers.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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