跳至主要内容
临床试验/NCT01892852
NCT01892852Unknown不适用

Acupuncture Therapy for Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Lymphoma or Multiple Myeloma Patients: a Pilot Study

Pusan National University Hospital2 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 36 人开始时间: 2013年6月最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
不适用
入组人数
36
试验地点
2
主要终点
Change of NCIC-CTC (National Cancer Institute of Canada - Common Toxicity Criteria) 4.0 scale from baseline

研究概览

简要总结

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether acupuncture can be effective for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in lymphoma or multiple myeloma patients.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
None

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • At least 18 years of age and have diagnosis of a lymphoma or multiple myeloma.
  • Patients must have chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy greater or equal to 2 according to CTCAE (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events) v 3.0 scale (Appendix A) in spite of previous conventional medications, e.g. Neurontin, Cymbalta and/or Lyrica. Patients receiving any of conventional medication for this symptoms must remain on the same medications throughout the study period.
  • Patients, or the legal guardians of patients, must have the ability to understand Korean, and be ble to provide informed consent.
  • ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) Performance Status of 0, 1, or
  • If the patient is a woman of child-bearing potential, she must have a negative urine pregnancy test and agree to use contraception.

排除标准

  • Other diseases that, in the opinion of the investigators, can cause peripheral neuropathy, such as alcoholism, diabetes mellitus, and HIV.
  • Current active treatment for lymphoma or multiple myeloma
  • Ongoing local infection at or near the acupuncture point adopted in this trial.
  • Severe immunocompromised patients, leukopenia ( < 4,000/㎣) or neutropenia ( < 1,500/㎣)
  • Known coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia (< 50,000/㎣), and taking heparin (including low molecular weight heparin) or Coumadin at any dose.
  • Serious emotional or mental problems that precludes study entry.
  • Mental and physical disability that precludes accurate acupuncture.
  • Serious systemic diseases such as active infection, severe heart disease, uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
  • Cardiac pacemaker.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Acupuncture therapy within the previous 30 days
  • Concurrent other complementary and alternative therapy such as herbal agents, high dose vitamins, and etc.

结局指标

主要结局

Change of NCIC-CTC (National Cancer Institute of Canada - Common Toxicity Criteria) 4.0 scale from baseline

时间窗: At baseline, 1, 2, 3, and 7 wks from baseline

次要结局

  • Change of VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) from baseline(At baseline, 1, 2, 3, and 7 wks from baseline)
  • Change of FACT/GOG-Ntx (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group Neurotoxicity) from baseline(At baseline, 1, 2, 3, and 7 wks from baseline)
  • Adverse events(From study enrollment to the last follow-up (up to 7 wks))

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Sponsor

研究点 (2)

Loading locations...

相似试验