Status:
COMPLETED
Acupuncture or Standard Therapy in Treating Pain and Dysfunction in Patients Who Have Undergone Neck Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Head and Neck Cancer
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
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 ...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine whether acupuncture reduces pain and dysfunction in patients with head and neck cancer who have undergone neck dissection. Secondary * Determine whether acupuncture...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
73 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00090337
Start Date
November 1 2003
End Date
October 1 2007
Last Update
March 7 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States, 10021