NCT04805528

Study of Non-invasive Acupuncture-like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Altens) to Help Alleviate Xerostomia After Radiation Therapy for Cancers of the Head and Neck

Prospective Study of Non-invasive Acupuncture-like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Altens) to Help Alleviate Xerostomia After Radiation Therapy for Cancers of the Head and Neck

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Rochester · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study would like to learn if acupuncture-like electrical therapy can be used in patients with head and neck cancer who have had radiation treatment to treat dry mouth.

Detailed description

In this study the investigator would like to better understand if acupuncture-like electrical therapy can be used in patients with head and neck cancer who have had radiation treatment to treat dry mouth. Acupuncture has been shown to help some people with symptoms of dry mouth, and low-level electrical stimulation of acupuncture points has been shown to have similar results as acupuncture treatment with needles.

Conditions

• Head and Neck Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
RADIATION	Acupuncture-Like Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation (ALTENS)	Twice weekly ALTENS therapy for 12 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-10
• Primary completion: 2028-05-31
• Completion: 2028-05-31
• First posted: 2021-03-18
• Last updated: 2025-09-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States