Can herbal plasters boost chemo nausea relief?
NCT ID NCT07768124
First seen Aug 17, 2026 · Last updated Aug 17, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether adding acupoint application—a herbal plaster placed on specific body points—to a standard anti-nausea drug can better control nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy in adults with lung cancer. Participants receiving first-line platinum-based chemotherapy will be randomly assigned to get either the combination or the drug alone for one cycle. The study compares how well each approach prevents delayed nausea and vomiting in the days after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Acupoint application (herbal plaster) combined with a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist (e.g., ondansetron)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this combination could offer a simple, non-drug addition to standard care, improving quality of life for lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial, and results may not apply broadly. The herbal plaster could cause skin irritation or allergic reactions, and the added benefit over standard antiemetics is unproven.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 402160, China
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