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

Survival Clinical Trial

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.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03939221
• Other study ID #: CCH-181018
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 18, 2019
• Est. completion date: October 30, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2019
• Source: Changhua Christian Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: October 30, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: October 30, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alternative Medicine
• Hospice
• Skin Electric Conductance
• Survival

Intervention

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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Changhua Christian Hospital	Changhua

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Changhua Christian Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The change of 24 points skin electric conductance over bilateral wrist and foot in terminal patients	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.	through hospitalization period, an average of 1 month (after admission baseline evaluation and till discharge)