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RECRUITING
NCT06344819
PHASE2

An Acupuncture Study for People At High Risk for Sepsis

Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

Researchers think acupuncture may improve outcomes for participants with sepsis, based on laboratory studies and previous studies in people with sepsis. The purpose of this study to see whether real acupuncture can improve outcomes for participants with sepsis when compared to sham acupuncture. Sham acupuncture is performed the same way as real acupuncture but will use different needles and target different sites or places on the body than real acupuncture.

Official title: Acupuncture to Improve Outcomes in Sepsis Patient: The ACTIONS Trial

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

78

Start Date

2024-03-20

Completion Date

2028-03-20

Last Updated

2025-05-22

Healthy Volunteers

No

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Acupuncture involves insertion of thin filiform needles (gauze 30-40) at certain points on the body.

OTHER

Sham Acupuncture

During sham acupuncture, the point on the participant's thigh 6 inches proximal to the ST36 acupuncture point is gently tapped with an acupuncture needle guide tube and an acupuncture needle is taped flat to the skin. This point is not on any acupuncture meridian or point.

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States