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Brief Title: Adjunctive Effect of Acupuncture for Advanced Cancer Patients With Palliative Care: a Three-arm Randomized Trial
Official Title: The Adjunctive Effect of Acupuncture for Advanced Cancer Patients in a Collaborative Model of Palliative Care: a Three-arm Pragmatic Randomized Trial
Study ID: NCT04398875
Brief Summary: The proposed study aims to evaluate the adjunctive effect of MA with standard care (ASC) for relieving cancer-related symptoms in a collaborative model of palliative care compared to sham MA plus standard care (SSC) or standard care alone (SC).
Detailed Description: After being informed about the study plan, potential risk and benefits, all subjects will give written informed consent prior to participation and undergo eligibility screening. Eligible participants will be randomized into three arms, ASC, SSC, and SC, in a 2:1:1 ratio.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Name: Haiyong CHEN, PhD
Affiliation: The University of Hong Kong
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR