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The Effect of Electroacupuncture on Nerve Pain Caused by Chemotherapy (Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy)
Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Summary
This study is a randomized controlled trial of electroacupuncture (referred to as EA) versus sham acupuncture (referred to as EA) as effective treatments for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) pain in cancer survivors.
Official title: A Randomized Phase III Clinical Trial of Acupuncture for Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treatment (ACT)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
255
Start Date
2021-05-21
Completion Date
2026-04-24
Last Updated
2026-01-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Electroacupuncture
Real and sham acupuncture will be delivered by experienced licensed acupuncturists. The intervention includes 10 treatments of acupuncture over 8 weeks (i.e., twice per week for two weeks, then one treatment per week for six weeks).
Sham Acupuncture
Real and sham acupuncture will be delivered by experienced licensed acupuncturists. The intervention includes 10 treatments of acupuncture over 8 weeks (i.e., twice per week for two weeks, then one treatment per week for six weeks).
Locations (6)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited protocol activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited protocol activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited protocol activities)
Rockville Centre, New York, United States