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Efficacy of Acupuncture in Radiotherapy-induced Dysphagia in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

NCT03336775 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 142

Last updated 2020-01-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Purpose:

Rationale: Acupuncture is a therapy for physical activity disorders secondary to nervous diseases, and it may have therapeutic effects on dysphagia caused by radiation therapy.

Purpose: This randomized trial aims to investigate whether acupuncture may alleviate radiation-induced dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer. The effect was compared with outcomes in patients without receiving acupuncture.

Conditions

  • Acupuncture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

acupuncture

Acupuncture for 30 minutes per day for up to 20 sessions (over 4 weeks).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • yamei tang · Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-21
Primary Completion
2020-04-30
Completion
2020-07-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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