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

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer, Pain

In brief

RATIONALE: Acupuncture may help relieve pain and dysfunction caused by cancer surgery. It is not yet known whether acupuncture is more effective than standard therapy in treating pain and dysfunction in patients who have undergone neck surgery for head and neck cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying acupuncture to see how well it works compared to standard therapy in treating pain and dysfunction in patients who have undergone neck surgery for head and neck cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00090337
Run by
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
People needed
73
Starts
2003-11-01
Expected to finish
2007-10-01
Last updated by the study team
2013-03-07

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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