Tokyo, July 9 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000058406) titled 'The effect of press needles on myofascial pain syndrome in patients with advanced cancer' on July 8.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Self control

Primary Sponsor: Institute - NHO Hokkaido Cancer Center

Condition: Condition - myofascial pain syndrome Classification by malignancy - Malignancy Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - We aim to evaluate the analgesic effect of press needles on myofascial pain syndrome, which occurs in terminally ill cancer patients who are bedridden for long periods of time, and to establish a non-pharmacological analgesic treatment. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Press needle placement is performed on patients with advanced cancer who are hospitalized in our palliative care ward and have myofascial pain syndrome. On day 0, the pain site that meets the diagnostic criteria for MPS is identified by palpation based on River's diagnostic criteria. On day 1, a 1.5 mm press needle is placed.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 20 years-old

Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1)Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) 2-4 2)Those diagnosed with MPS who meet River's diagnostic criteria 3)Those with pain in the area affected by MPS of NRS 4/10 4)Those whose MPS is caused by being bedridden for more than one week Key exclusion criteria - 1)Those who are likely to bleed easily 2)Those who are likely to be susceptible to infection 3)Those who have skin abnormalities such as redness, swelling, or edema at the site of pain that may be MPS Target Size - 25

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Enrolling by invitation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 06 Month 30 Day Date of IRB - 2025 Year 07 Month 07 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 07 Month 08 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 06 Month 30 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000066446

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