Clinical Effectiveness Assessment of Integrated Chinese and Western Therapy for Cancer-Related Fatigue
Clinical Effectiveness Assessment of Integrated Chinese and Western Therapy for Cancer-Related Fatigue
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common and debilitating symptom in patients with cancer. Evidence-based non-pharmacological approaches include sleep hygiene, physical activity, nutritional management, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This study evaluates the clinical effectiveness of an interdisciplinary holistic program integrating Chinese and Western therapies for CRF among hospitalized cancer patients receiving integrated care. Approximately 100 participants will be enrolled and followed for up to 3 months.
Eligible hospitalized cancer patients receiving integrated Chinese and Western care will be enrolled after providing informed consent. Participants will complete a CRF questionnaire and receive a non-invasive holistic integrative care program, including patient education, sleep hygiene, exercise guidance, nutritional assessment/intervention, and TCM-related care. The primary endpoint is change in CRF score. Secondary endpoints include TCM constitution assessment, vital signs, anthropometrics, complete blood count, and liver/renal function tests. Participants will be followed for 3 months from enrollment.
Inclusion Criteria:
Signed informed consent form.
Age 20 to 95 years.
Receiving integrated Chinese and Western holistic care.
Agree to provide clinically relevant data for this study.
Exclusion Criteria:
Refuse to continue participation during the study period, or the family requests discontinuation (withdrawal).
Psychiatric disorder that makes the participant unable to cooperate.
Exclusion Criteria:
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