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The Effect and Mechanism of Electroacupuncture on Acute Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting

NCT02469493 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2015-06-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the preventive effect of electroacupuncture and sham acupuncture on acute chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and then investigate its potential mechanism by using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).

Conditions

  • Lung Neoplasms

Interventions

DEVICE

acupuncture (Huatuo)

The needles used were Huatuo brand (Suzhou, China) sterile disposable stainless steel filiform; needles sized 0.25\*25 mm. After disinfection, needles were inserted 0.5 to 0.8 inches into the skin and were manipulated manually to obtain Deqi. An electric stimulator (Huatuo SDZ-V, Suzhou, China) was connected to the needles and delivered a constant-current, 0.2-ms, density-wave, stimulus of 2 to 10-Hz frequency, level of intensity was as much as tolerable, but not painful to the subjects. The needles were left for 30 minutes and then removed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Xidian University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-07-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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