Acupuncture for Unintentional Weight Loss and Anorexia With GI Cancer

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Conditions studied: Malignant Neoplasm of Gastrointestinal Tract

In brief

Patients with cancer often experience appetite loss and weight loss unintentionally. Rapid weight loss negatively impact on physical functioning, quality of life, and overall survival. Patients will be randomly assigned into two groups. An intervention with acupuncture may slow down or stop the progression of cancer-related anorexia and weight loss.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02148159

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

45

Starts

2014-10-01

Expected to finish

2016-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-01-17

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 21 year or older
• medical diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancer (for example, gastric, biliary, or colorectal)
• experienced weight loss of at least 5% over the last 6 months
• ability to communicate in English
• ability to follow the research protocol

You may not qualify if…

• plan to have surgical procedures at the time of recruitment
• receive radiation therapy alone or in addition to chemotherapy during the study period
• undergo surgery during the study or in the months prior to the study
• no plan to have chemotherapy after the surgery
• any comorbidities that may affect the interpretation of study findings
• open burn sites or infected wounds
• esophageal cancer or pancreatic cancer
• life expectancy of less than 6 months as assessed by attending physician

Where it is running

• University of Florida Clinical Research Center (CRC) — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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