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Acupuncture for Prevention of Radiation-Induced Xerostomia

NCT00430378 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2021-06-10

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Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if acupuncture is effective in preventing xerostomia (dry mouth) in cancer patients who receive radiation treatment to the head and neck area. Researchers also want to learn whether acupuncture lowers the severity of dry mouth that is experienced by these patients.

Primary Objective:

-Investigate if acupuncture is effective in preventing xerostomia among cancer patients at Fudan University Cancer Hospital (Cancer Hospital) who receive radiation treatment to the head and neck area.

Secondary Objectives:

* Determine whether acupuncture reduces the severity of xerostomia.
* Determine the feasibility of providing acupuncture treatment to patients at Cancer Hospital who are receiving radiation treatment for cancer of the head and/or neck area.

Conditions

  • Xerostomia
  • Mouth Dryness
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Acupuncture for 20 minutes before the radiation therapy session, 3 days a week for 7 weeks.

OTHER

Standard Care

No Acupuncture.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph S. Chiang, MD · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2021-05-27
Completion
2021-05-27

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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