The Use of Acupuncture for Treatment of Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN).

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neoplasm; Neuropathy; Adult Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Orientation group; Procedure: Acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02309164

261/14

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the use of acupuncture in relieving sensory and motor symptoms as well as functional impairment and quality of life of patients with chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy

Full description

The trial is a clinical, single-center, randomized trial study that will involve 30 adult cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy randomized into two groups (control and acupuncture treated with 10 sessions, 2X per week). Both CIPN patients groups will be submitted to a complete physical examination and to clinical assessments with National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Scale Version 2.0, Functional Independence Measure Scale, European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 Scale and Visual Analogue Scale for pain before treatment and in 5 weeks of follow-up after treatment.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Cancer adult patients with CIPN -

Exclusion criteria

Other neuropathy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Acupuncture

Active Comparator group

Description:

acupuncture

Treatment:

Behavioral: Orientation group

Procedure: Acupuncture

orientation group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

medical management guidelines for foot / hands care, sensory desensitization, risk prevention guidelines, proper ergonomics and orthoses when necessary.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Orientation group