Electroacupuncture in Treating Delayed Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy For Newly Diagnosed Childhood Sarcoma, Neuroblastoma, Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Germ Cell Tumors, or Hodgkin Lymphoma

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Brain Tumors, Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Head and Neck Cancer, Lymphoma, Nausea, Vomiting, Neuroblastoma, Ovarian Cancer, Sarcoma

In brief

RATIONALE: Electroacupuncture may help to reduce or prevent delayed nausea and vomiting in patients treated with chemotherapy. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying the effectiveness of electroacupuncture in treating delayed nausea and vomiting in patients who are receiving chemotherapy for newly diagnosed childhood sarcoma, neuroblastoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, germ cell tumors, or Hodgkin lymphoma.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00040911
Run by
Children's Oncology Group
People needed
17
Starts
2005-04-01
Expected to finish
2011-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2013-05-31

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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