Effect of Adding Electroacupuncture to Anti-cancer Therapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN), Cancer

In brief

This study is being done to evaluate the potential benefits of using electroacupuncture to reduce the severity of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy for patients with peripheral neuropathy after chemotherapy.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06858709
Run by: Zhongnan Hospital
People needed: 150
Starts: 2025-03-20
Expected to finish: 2027-03-30
Last updated by the study team: 2025-04-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

18 years of age or older, of any nationality.
Patients diagnosed with malignant tumor.
Eligible patients will report altered sensations and/or pain and/or other neurological symptoms, with a grade between 2-3 for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy on the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events-version 5.0 (NCI-CTCAE.v-5.0).
Predicted life expectancy of ≥3 months.
Intact skin without any breaches or purulent discharge.
Written informed consent by the patient before enrolment Patients must be able to comply with the study protocol, which includes attending the treatment sessions on time and completing the study questionnaires in accordance with the study protocol.

You may not qualify if…

History of pre-existing peripheral neuropathy before chemotherapy, including alcoholism, vitamin B deficiency, diabetes, HIV, congenital neuropathy, and toxic neuropathy.
Patients with skin damage, pus or scar at the acupuncture stimulation area.
Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Significant mental conditions.
Patients not fulfilling the inclusion criteria.
Patients receiving other acupuncture treatments during the trial.

Where it is running

Zhongnan hospital of Wuhan University — Wuhan, Hubei, China (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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