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App-Based acupressure aims to ease cancer fatigue

NCT ID NCT06754722

Symptom relief Sponsor: 5 Point App, Inc. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a mobile app called EnergyPoints can help cancer survivors reduce fatigue and improve sleep by guiding them through self-acupressure. About 180 adults who have or had cancer and feel at least moderately tired will use the app daily for six weeks while wearing a Fitbit to track activity and sleep. Half will start right away, and half will wait six weeks before starting, so researchers can compare results. The study is done entirely from home.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
self-acupressure guided by a mobile app
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way for cancer survivors to manage fatigue and sleep problems at home.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with no comparison to a proven treatment. The app may not work better than rest or other self-care, and there is a small risk of bruising from pressure points.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 180 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2026

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Have cancer or have been treated for cancer; * at least a moderate level of fatigue (greater than 4 on a 0 to 10 Likert-type scale); * able to read and speak in English; * age 18 years or older; Android 11 or later), * adequate hearing, vision, and functional ability to see, hear and use the app and participate in interviews, * willing to wear a provided Fitbit 24/7 (except when charging) throughout the study. Exclusion Criteria: * recent history of easy bruising or bleeding * previous use of the EnergyPoints app. Note: The functional ability questions will exclude anyone who is too sick to participate due to life-limiting disease.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer cancer-related condition Fatigue Parasomnias sleep disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cancer-related problem/condition Fatigue in cancer survivors Health related quality of life Sleep disturbances

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • 5 Point App Inc

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10011, United States

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