Trial of Acupuncture for Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

258

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 29, 2013

Primary Completion Date

July 29, 2022

Study Completion Date

July 29, 2022

Conditions
Radiation-Induced XerostomiaHead and Neck CancerRadiation ToxicityOral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation
Interventions
OTHER

Standard Oral Hygiene

Oral hygiene care provided per individual institutions standard of care.

OTHER

Standard Oral Hygiene + True Acupuncture

Oral hygiene care provided per individual institutions standard of care. 14 true acupoint sites will be selected and applied to each participant for 20 minutes at each session. There will be 2 sessions a week for 8 weeks.

OTHER

Standard Oral Hygiene + Sham Acupuncture

Oral hygiene care provided per individual institutions standard of care. 14 sham acupoint sites will be selected and applied to each participant for 20 minutes at each session. There will be 2 sessions a week for 8 weeks.

Trial Locations (36)

27157

Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem

29316

Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Spartanburg, Boiling Springs

29605

Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville

29615

Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Eastside, Greenville

29672

Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Seneca, Seneca

37208

Meharry Medical College, Nashville

43214

Columbus Oncology and Hematology Associates Inc, Columbus

45601

Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe

49503

Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Grand Rapids

Spectrum Health at Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids

52402

Physicians' Clinic of Iowa PC, Cedar Rapids

Saint Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids

55415

Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis

55416

Park Nicollet Clinic - Saint Louis Park, Saint Louis Park

55433

Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids

55435

Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina

60612

John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Chicago

77030

M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

77079

MD Anderson West Houston, Houston

77384

MD Anderson in The Woodlands, Conroe

87102

University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque

87505

Christus Saint Vincent Regional Cancer Center, Santa Fe

91505

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center/Disney Family Cancer Center, Burbank

94080

Kaiser Permanente-South San Francisco, South San Francisco

94115

Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco, San Francisco

94596

Kaiser Permanente-Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek

94903

Kaiser Permanente-San Rafael, San Rafael

Kaiser San Rafael-Gallinas, San Rafael

95051

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara, Santa Clara

95119

Kaiser Permanente-Santa Teresa-San Jose, San Jose

95403

Kaiser Permanente-Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa

96813

Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu

University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu

96817

The Cancer Center of Hawaii-Liliha, Honolulu

97213

Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland

98503

Providence Regional Cancer System-Lacey, Lacey

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

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