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Trial of Acupuncture for Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer

NCT02589938 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 258

Last updated 2026-02-27

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Summary

This study is being done to find out what effects, good and/or bad, acupuncture has on participants and their xerostomia caused by radiation therapy for the treatment of the cancer.

Conditions

  • Radiation-Induced Xerostomia
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Radiation Toxicity
  • Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation

Interventions

OTHER

Standard Oral Hygiene

Oral hygiene care provided per individual institutions standard of care.

OTHER

Standard Oral Hygiene + True Acupuncture

Oral hygiene care provided per individual institutions standard of care. 14 true acupoint sites will be selected and applied to each participant for 20 minutes at each session. There will be 2 sessions a week for 8 weeks.

OTHER

Standard Oral Hygiene + Sham Acupuncture

Oral hygiene care provided per individual institutions standard of care. 14 sham acupoint sites will be selected and applied to each participant for 20 minutes at each session. There will be 2 sessions a week for 8 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Suzanne C Danhauer, PhD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-11
Primary Completion
2022-07-29
Completion
2022-07-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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