Acupressure for persistent cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors (AcuCrft): a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Zick, Suzanna M ^a   Wyatt, Gwen K ^b   Murphy, Susan L ^c,d   Arnedt, J T ^c   Sen, Ananda ^a   Harris, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Acupressure; Breast cancer; Cancer survivor; Ecological momentary assessment; Persistent fatigue; Sleep quality; Traditional Chinese Medicine

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BRIEF FATIGUE INVENTORY; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP QUALITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865260781     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-132     Document Type: Article

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