這是一項隨機對照試驗，旨在1）相對於口腔健康教育對照組，檢視自我施行穴位按壓介入對頭頸癌口乾症患者的效果（主要終點）；2）檢視自我施行穴位按壓對次要終點的效果，包括頭頸癌患者的生活質素及症狀嚴重程度；3）評估患者對穴位按壓的期望；
適應症：Head and Neck Cancer、Xerostomia
收案條件
納入條件
- 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.
排除條件
- 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.
收案條件維持 ClinicalTrials.gov 原始英文登錄資料，實際收案資格以研究團隊的正式評估與受試者同意書為準。資料來源：ClinicalTrials.gov，每兩週自動更新，最後同步：2026年10月8日。