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Using Traditional Acupuncture in the Management of Cancer Treatment Related Lymphoedema

NCT00828516 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2013-01-17

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Summary

RATIONALE: Acupuncture and moxibustion may improve well-being and quality of life in patients with lymphedema caused by breast cancer or head, neck, and throat cancer.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well acupuncture given together with moxibustion works in improving well-being and quality of life in patients with breast cancer or head, neck, and throat cancer who are undergoing standard treatment for lymphedema.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture and moxibustion

Acupuncture is a form of traditional east Asian medicine that uses needles inserted superficially under the skin to stimulate sites on the body known as acupuncture points. Traditional practice encompasses moxibustion, the application of heat (usually from the smouldering herb artemisia vulgaris or mugwort) to stimulate the points by warming them.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • International Lymphoedema Framework

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Lymphoedema Support Network

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Exeter

    collaborator OTHER

  • East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Beverley de Valois, PhD LicAc · Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2009-09-30
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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