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
- Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States
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