Measure the Meridian Energy Change of Terminal Hospice Patient Via Meridian Energy Analysis Device

• Sponsor: Changhua Christian Hospital (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT03939221
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 200
• Location: 1
• Arm: 1
• Actual Duration (Months): 20.4
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 9.8

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

In the hospice ward, there are lots of suffered hospital patients with multiple physical discomfort related to terminal disease. Investigators want to use an objective measure instrument to monitor the effects of complementary and alternative medicine and clinical symptoms. First, investigators use the Meridian Energy Analysis Device (MEAD) to measure the bilateral 12 Yuan points (primary points) of terminal hospice patients. It provides the prediction value between terminal disease and the change of different meridian energy. Besides, the meridian energy value maybe predict the survival period. Then, the intervention of complementary and alternative medicine can also monitor via MEAD.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Hospice; Survival; Alternative Medicine; Skin Electric Conductance	Behavioral: Infrared Lamp and Acupressure	N/A

Detailed Description

In the hospice ward, there are lots of suffered hospital patients with multiple physical discomfort related to terminal disease. It may be caused by cancer or multiple kinds of organ failure. The terminal hospital patients have symptoms such as pain, dyspnea, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, constipation, ileus or edema…, etc. Investigators want to use an objective measure instrument to monitor the effects of complementary and alternative medicine.

First, investigators use the Meridian Energy Analysis Device (MEAD) to measure the bilateral 12 Yuan points (primary points) of terminal hospice patients (divided to cancer, multiple kinds of organ failure). It provides the prediction value between terminal disease and the change of different meridian energy. Besides, the meridian energy value maybe predict the survival period. Then, investigators use the intervention of complementary and alternative medicine (like infrared lamp and acupressure…, etc.) to improve the quality of life in the terminal hospice patients. Also, investigators will use the Meridian Energy Analysis Device, pain scale, vital signs and quality of life scale (SF-36) to evaluate the effects of complementary and alternative medicine.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 200 participants
• Allocation: N/A
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Official Title: Measure the Meridian Energy Change of Terminal Hospice Patient Via Meridian Energy Analysis Device to Evaluated the Relationship of Clinical Symptoms and Alternative Medicine Effect.
• Actual Study Start Date: Feb 18, 2019
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Oct 30, 2020
• Actual Study Completion Date: Oct 30, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: intervention of infrared lamp and acupressure Measure the ankle and wrist acupoints skin conductance to evaluate the basic condition of terminal hospice patients. Then investigators use the infrared lamp and acupressure(tender points, PC6(neiguan) and ST36(zusanli) for one minutes) for our patient for the cold limbs, pain control and constipation problems.	Behavioral: Infrared Lamp and Acupressure; Measure the ankle and wrist acupoints skin conductance to evaluate the basic condition of terminal hospice patients. Then investigators use the infrared lamp and acupressure(tender points, PC6 and ST36 for one minutes) for our patient for the cold limbs, pain control and constipation problems.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. The change of 24 points skin electric conductance over bilateral wrist and foot in terminal patients [through hospitalization period, an average of 1 month (after admission baseline evaluation and till discharge)]

   Investigators use the meridian energy analysis device to measure the 24 points skin conductance over bilateral wrist and foot. The meridian energy analysis device is an electrophysiology tool to measure the skin micro-electrical currents(range from 0uA to 200uA). The higher skin conductance stands for better condition of patient. Investigators will evaluate the relationship between the skin conductances and clinical symptoms. Then investigators will check the effect via the skin electric conductance before and after the infrared lamp and acupressure intervention.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 Years to 99 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients lived at our Changhua Christian Hospital hospice ward

• From 2019-02~2020-12, age 20 to 99 years old, volunteer patient

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unwillingness

• Wound or amputation near wrist or ankle

• Severe agitation or seizure patients

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Changhua Christian Hospital	Changhua		Taiwan	500

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Changhua Christian Hospital

Investigators

• Study Chair: Ming-Cheng Chung, Bachelor, Changhua Christian Hospital

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Changhua Christian Hospital
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03939221
• Other Study ID Numbers: CCH-181018
• First Posted: May 6, 2019
• Last Update Posted: Aug 24, 2021
• Last Verified: Jan 1, 2019

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Keywords provided by Changhua Christian Hospital: skin electric conductance; survival period; complementary and alternative medicine

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 24, 2021