Pain Clinical Trial
Official title:
Acupuncture for Pain and Dysfunction Following Neck Dissection: A Randomized, Controlled, Phase III Trial
Verified date | March 2013 |
Source | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | United States: Federal Government |
Study type | Interventional |
RATIONALE: Acupuncture may help relieve pain and dysfunction caused by cancer surgery. It is
not yet known whether acupuncture is more effective than standard therapy in treating pain
and dysfunction in patients who have undergone neck surgery for head and neck cancer.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying acupuncture to see how well it works
compared to standard therapy in treating pain and dysfunction in patients who have undergone
neck surgery for head and neck cancer.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 73 |
Est. completion date | October 2007 |
Est. primary completion date | October 2007 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | N/A and older |
Eligibility |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: - Must have undergone neck dissection for cancer = 3 months ago (in order to qualify pain as chronic sequella) - Subjective complaint of pain and/or dysfunction in the neck and/or shoulders that, in the opinion of the investigator, is due to neck dissection - Constant-Murley score = 70 (i.e., moderate or severe pain and dysfunction) - No moderate or severe neck or shoulder pain that, in the opinion of the investigator, is not due to cancer surgery PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: - Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: - See Disease Characteristics - At least 3 months since prior radiotherapy - More than 6 weeks since prior acupuncture - Concurrent analgesics allowed |
Allocation: Randomized, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center | New York | New York |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
United States,
Pfister DG, Cassileth BR, Deng GE, Yeung KS, Lee JS, Garrity D, Cronin A, Lee N, Kraus D, Shaha AR, Shah J, Vickers AJ. Acupuncture for pain and dysfunction after neck dissection: results of a randomized controlled trial. J Clin Oncol. 2010 May 20;28(15): — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
---|---|---|---|---|
Primary | Pain, function and activities of daily living as measured by the Constant-Murley instrument | No | ||
Secondary | Xerostomia as measured by the Xerostomia Inventory questionnaire | No |
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