Acupressure to Reduce Treatment-Related Symptoms for Children With Cancer and Recipients of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Main Authors: E Anne Lown DrPH (Author), Anu Banerjee MD (Author), Eric Vittinghoff PhD (Author), Christopher C Dvorak MD (Author), Wendy Hartogensis PhD (Author), Alexis Melton MD, PhD (Author), Christina Mangurian MD (Author), Hiroe Hu BA (Author), Deborah Shear BA (Author), Robyn Adcock LAc (Author), Michael Morgan LAc (Author), Carla Golden MD (Author), Frederick M Hecht MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background We describe the study design and protocol of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) Acupressure for Children in Treatment for a Childhood Cancer (ACT-CC). Objective To describe the feasibility and effectiveness of an acupressure intervention to decrease treatment-related symptoms i...