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Acupuncture in Treating Mucositis-Related Pain Caused by Chemotherapy in Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation

NCT00060021 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2015-04-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Acupuncture may be effective in relieving mucositis-related pain caused by chemotherapy in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation.

PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to study the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating mucositis-related pain caused by high-dose chemotherapy in patients who are undergoing stem cell transplantation.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

acupuncture therapy

PROCEDURE

management of therapy complications

PROCEDURE

pain therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Claude Sportes, MD · National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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