NCT06272617

Acupuncture for Prevention and Treatment of Oral-related Complications Caused by Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

A Single-center, Single-blind Phase II Clinical Trial of Acupuncture for the Prevention and Treatment of Oral-related Complications Caused by Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Malignant Tumors

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 138 (estimated)
• Sponsor: West China Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A study on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the prevention and treatment of oral-related complications caused by radiotherapy for head and neck malignant tumors

Detailed description

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for oral-related complications in patients with head and neck malignant tumors who receive radiotherapy. The main questions it aims to answer are: * the efficacy of acupuncture for the prevention and treatment of oral-related complications caused by radiotherapy for head and neck malignant tumors * the safety of acupuncture for the prevention and treatment of oral-related complications caused by radiotherapy for head and neck malignant tumors Participants will: * be treated with real acupuncture or sham acupuncture * be evaluated to learn the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the prevention and treatment of oral-related complications caused by radiotherapy for head and neck malignant tumors Researchers will compare real acupuncture group with sham acupuncture group to see if acupuncture has good efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the prevention and treatment of oral-related complications caused by radiotherapy for head and neck malignant tumors.

Conditions

• Malignant Tumor of Head and/or Neck
• Radiotherapy; Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	verum acupuncture	a type of acupuncture which is useful
DEVICE	sham acupuncture	a type of acupuncture which is useless

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-07-25
• Primary completion: 2024-07-24
• Completion: 2025-07-24
• First posted: 2024-02-22
• Last updated: 2024-02-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China