Ear Acupressure and Steroid to Prevent Nausea During Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

This trial is testing whether ear acupressure (a traditional Chinese medicine technique using seeds taped to specific points on your ear) combined with dexamethasone (a steroid medication) can help prevent nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. The chemotherapy being used—docetaxel combined with cyclophosphamide—is a common treatment for breast cancer after surgery, but it often causes severe nausea that can be hard to manage with standard anti-nausea drugs alone.

While strong anti-nausea medications work, they can cause their own problems like constipation, loss of appetite, and bloating that hurt patients' quality of life and make them less likely to complete treatment. This trial explores whether adding ear acupressure to a lower dose of the steroid medication might prevent nausea just as well but with fewer side effects.