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Xerostomia Pilot Fudan: Acupuncture for Prevention of Radiation-Induced Xerostomia

NCT00862550 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2020-12-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

PRIMARY AIM

1. Determine the feasibility of providing true and sham acupuncture treatment to patients at Fudan University Cancer Hospital (Cancer Hospital) who are receiving radiation treatment for cancer of the head and/or neck area.

SECONDARY AIMS
2. Determine if true acupuncture is more effective than sham acupuncture for preventing radiation-induced xerostomia among cancer patients at Cancer Hospital.
3. Determine if true acupuncture is more effective than sham acupuncture for reducing the severity of radiation-induced xerostomia.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

20 Minute Acupuncture Sessions Before Radiation Therapy Treatment, 3 Days Per Week for 7 Weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

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

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2021-03-31
Completion
2022-03-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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Diseases

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