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Acupuncture and Acupressure in Treating Patients With Moderate or Severe Pain Related to Stage III or Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer

NCT00040833 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2013-06-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Acupuncture and acupressure may help relieve moderate or severe pain associated with stage III or stage IV pancreatic cancer.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of acupuncture and accupressure in treating patients who have moderate or severe pain associated with stage III or stage IV pancreatic cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

complementary or alternative medicine procedure

PROCEDURE

pain therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Barrie R. Cassileth, PhD · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Design

Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-02-28
Primary Completion
2003-06-30
Completion
2003-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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