Trial to Study Electro-Acupuncture in Subjects With Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
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Conditions studied: Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
In brief
This study will determine the feasibility and efficacy of a 10-treatment electro-acupuncture (EA) program in subjects with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). The Investigators hypothesize that EA will be a feasible and effective therapy for CIPN.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07455409
- Run by
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2019-08-29
- Expected to finish
- 2023-08-18
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-01
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Male or female aged ≥18 years
- Received curative-intent chemotherapy (i.e., paclitaxel, docetaxel, nab-paclitaxel, carboplatin, oxaliplatin, vinorelbine, ixabepilone, or vincristine) ≥3 months prior to the start of EA treatment
- Persistent Grade ≥2 peripheral neuropathy in the fingers or toes according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v3.0
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of ≤2 (see Section 13.3)
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent for the study.
You may not qualify if…
- Documented medical history of neuropathy resulting from nerve compression (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome, radiculopathy, or spinal stenosis)
- Severe coagulopathy or bleeding disorder, per the treating physician's discretion
- Presence of cellulitis or other skin infection or condition that would preclude placement of acupuncture needles into the hands or feet
- Diabetes unless Hgb A1c <7.5%
- Unstable cardiac disease
- Pacemaker
- Metal plates
- Known psychiatric disorder that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the study
- Pregnant
Where it is running
- Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States
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