Malignant Tumor of Soft Tissue of Head, Face and Neck Clinical Trial
Official title:
Acupuncture as the Therapeutic Modalities of Acute Toxicity in the Radiotherapy of Head and Neck Tumors
The aim of the study is to evaluate the benefit of the acupuncture as healing modalities in the therapy of acute toxicity of radiotherapy.
The study will enroll 100 patients in current radiotherapy of the head and neck cancer with
acute radiotoxic symptoms at least of G1. The patients will be randomized (by ticket) in two
regimens 1:1.
Regimen A (control regimen): standard support treatment of adverse events of the
radiotherapy.
Regimen B (acupuncture regimen): standard support treatment of adverse events of the
radiotherapy and acupuncture.
Due to the disease and patients differences, treatment will be individualized. Used
acupuncture points will be documented. The patients difficulties will be observed and their
medication and will be recorded in the patient diary.
Possible skin toxicities wil be documented by the photography.
Before the randomization, all subjects will sign the voluntary informed consent. After the
achievement of 50 enrolled subjects in any regimen, the enrollment will continue only to the
other regimen.
Head and neck cancer therapy will include only curative and adjuvant radiotherapy.
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