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
- Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office — Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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