NCT02309164

The Use of Acupuncture for Treatment of Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN).

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the use of acupuncture in relieving sensory and motor symptoms as well as functional impairment and quality of life of patients with chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy

Detailed description

The trial is a clinical, single-center, randomized trial study that will involve 30 adult cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy randomized into two groups (control and acupuncture treated with 10 sessions, 2X per week). Both CIPN patients groups will be submitted to a complete physical examination and to clinical assessments with National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Scale Version 2.0, Functional Independence Measure Scale, European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 Scale and Visual Analogue Scale for pain before treatment and in 5 weeks of follow-up after treatment.

Conditions

• Neoplasm
• Adult Disease
• Neuropathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Acupuncture	10 acupuncture sessions of 30 minutes each, twice a week
BEHAVIORAL	Orientation group	medical management guidelines for foot / hands care, sensory desensitization, risk prevention guidelines, proper ergonomics and orthoses when necessary.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-09-01
• Primary completion: 2015-11-01
• Completion: 2015-11-01
• First posted: 2014-12-05
• Last updated: 2015-11-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil