Acupuncture for preventing nerve damage from chemotherapy
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests whether electroacupuncture (a type of acupuncture with mild electric pulses) can help prevent nerve damage, called peripheral neuropathy, that often happens during chemotherapy. If you are getting certain chemo drugs for advanced cancer, this treatment might reduce tingling, numbness, or pain in your hands and feet.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have advanced (stage IV) breast, stomach, bowel, lung, or ovarian cancer.
- You are about to start chemotherapy with a taxane, utidelone, or oxaliplatin drug.
- You have not had acupuncture in the last month.
- Your overall health is good enough for standard chemotherapy, and you have no major organ problems.
- You are willing to receive acupuncture and come for follow-up visits.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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