Acupuncture or Standard Therapy in Treating Pain and Dysfunction in Patients Who Have Undergone Neck Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

73

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2003

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2007

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2007

Conditions
Head and Neck CancerPain
Interventions
PROCEDURE

acupuncture therapy

Patients undergo acupuncture for 20-30 minutes once weekly for 4 weeks

PROCEDURE

standard follow-up care

Patients undergo standard care

Trial Locations (1)

10021

Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center, New York

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

lead

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OTHER

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