这是一项随机对照试验，旨在1）相对于口腔健康教育对照组，检视自我施行穴位按压介入对头颈癌口干症患者的效果（主要终点）；2）检视自我施行穴位按压对次要终点的效果，包括头颈癌患者的生活质量及症状严重程度；3）评估患者对穴位按压的期望；
适应症：Head and Neck Cancer、Xerostomia
入组条件
纳入标准
- age ≥18 years;
- able to give informed consent;
- diagnosed with head and neck cancer (cancers in the head and neck region, e.g. oral cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, hypopharyngeal cancer, laryngeal cancer, sinus cancer, salivary gland cancer);
- completed radiation therapy or chemoradiotherapy for at least 2 weeks;
- complains of xerostomia after the treatment;
- able to communicate in Cantonese or Mandarin.
排除标准
- history of xerostomia prior to head and neck cancer treatment (e.g., Sjögren Syndrome);
- practiced acupressure or received acupuncture in the last 3 months;
- having contraindications to acupressure, e.g. blood system disease (e.g., leukemia); pregnancy; lactating; upper or lower extremity deformities; infection or injuries at the acupoints.
- Those who are taking medications/alternative substances to treat xerostomia on a fixed dosage regimen in the past one month will not be excluded.
入组条件维持 ClinicalTrials.gov 原始英文登记资料，实际入组资格以研究团队的正式评估与受试者知情同意书为准。资料来源：ClinicalTrials.gov，每两周自动更新，最后同步：2026年10月8日。