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This study develops and pilot tests the efficacy of a home-based, self-administered acupressure intervention in improving cancer-related fatigue (proximal outcome), and physical functioning and other quality of life outcomes (distal outcomes) of Chinese immigrant breast cancer survivors (versus usual care control group).
We will enroll 124 foreign-born, Chinese-speaking women from Southern California and Maryland areas with moderate to severe levels of fatigue, diagnosed with stage 0-IV breast cancer, aged 21-74, and 1-5 years post-primary treatment. Using an adaptive treatment strategy design, participants will be randomized to either the acupressure intervention or control groups. The acupressure group will learn how to press three chief energy acupoints on each side of the body through de novo 11-minute Chinese-language video and practice acupressure every day (one minute per acupoint; a total of 6 minutes per day) for an 8-week intervention period. Participants will be telephone interviewed twice: at baseline and 8-weeks post-intervention follow-up.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| acupressure intervention | Experimental | Practice acupressure at home and complete daily logs |
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| usual care | Placebo Comparator | Receive usual care and complete daily logs |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acupressure intervention | Behavioral | Women in the acupressure intervention group will learn how to press three chief energy acupoints on each side of the body through an 11-minute Chinese-language video and press three acupoints (1 minute per acupoint) on both sides of the body every day for a total of 6 minutes per day for an 8-week intervention period and record their practice on daily logs. Women will be asked to return the logs every week by email or self-addressed envelopes. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Cancer-related fatigue (proximal outcome) | The primary outcome will be measured by 6-item PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) (e.g., felt tired, exhausted, limited at work). | 8 weeks post-intervention |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Physical functioning (distal outcomes) | The secondary outcomes will be measure by 8-item PROMIS (e.g., ability in carrying grocery, kneeling, climbing stairs). | 8 weeks post-intervention |
| Sleep disturbance |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Judy Wang, Ph.D. | Georgetown University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Georgetown University | Washington D.C. | District of Columbia | 20007 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001943 | Breast Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
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| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D001941 | Breast Diseases |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
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| usual care | Behavioral | Women in the usual care group will receive primary and oncology care from their doctors as usual, and complete daily logs recording their fatigue and daily functioning levels. They also need to return the logs every week by email or self-addressed envelopes. |
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The secondary outcomes will be measure by 6-item PROMIS (e.g., sleep not steady, unsatisfied, hard to fall asleep).
| 8 weeks post-intervention |
| Anxiety | The secondary outcomes will be measure by 7-item PROMIS (e.g., felt anxious, nervous, fearful, tense). | 8 weeks post-intervention |
| Depression | The secondary outcomes will be measure by 8-item PROMIS (e.g., felt helpless, depressed, unhappy, hopeless). | 8 weeks post-intervention |
| Pain interference | The secondary outcomes will be measure by 6-item PROMIS (e.g., affecting ability to focus, interact with others, run errands). | 8 weeks post-intervention |
| D017437 |
| Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |