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Assessing Manual Acupuncture's Impact on Mucositis From Nasopharynx Cancer Radiotherapy: A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Quality of Life Study

NCT06472024 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2024-06-26

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if acupuncture can play a role in reducing pain and improving the quality of life of post-radiotherapy nasopharyngeal cancer mucositis patients. The main questions it aims to answer are:

\- Do manual acupuncture and medication therapy affect pain intensity as measured by the visual analogue scale (VAS) in patients with oral mucositis compared with sham manual acupuncture and medication?

Participants will receive acupuncture therapy 2 times a week for 3 weeks

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Verum Acupuncture

Acupuncture therapy uses filiform needles at a perpendicular angle at acupuncture points to produce a therapeutic effect.

PROCEDURE

Sham Acupuncture

Sham Acupuncture therapy uses filiform needles but is only attached with tape to acupuncture points

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Indonesia University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • KEPK FKUI-RSCM · The Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia - RSCM

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
59 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-31
Primary Completion
2024-09-30
Completion
2024-09-30

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