Electroacupuncture in Treating Chronic Dry Mouth Caused By Radiation Therapy in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer, Radiation Toxicity, Xerostomia

In brief

RATIONALE: Electroacupuncture may help relieve chronic dry mouth caused by radiation therapy. It is not yet known whether electroacupuncture is more effective than a placebo in treating chronic dry mouth caused by radiation therapy in patients with head and neck cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying electroacupuncture to see how well it works compared with a placebo in treating chronic dry mouth caused by radiation therapy in patients with head and neck cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00623129

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

30

Starts

2006-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-19

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Arizona — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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