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Clinical study of acupuncture on treating chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy

Clinical study of acupuncture on treating chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100045762
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-04-24
Start date
2021-04-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-12-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy

Interventions

Sponsors

Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with tumors diagnosed by pathological cytology or histology; 2.There were numbness, hypoesthesia, pain and paresthesia in extremities after chemotherapy with platinum or taxanes. Some patients have muscle spasm, muscle weakness, myalgia, and even paralysis; 3.Peripheral neuropathy of grade 1 or above according to NCI adverse reaction evaluation criteria within 7 days to 2 years after stopping chemotherapy; 4.The main TCM syndrome is qi deficiency and blood stasis; 5.The Eastern Oncology Cooperative Group (EOCG) score is 0-3; 6.The expected survival time is more than 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients receiving other medications that may cause neurotoxicity; 2.Receive any drugs that are suspected to be effective, such as tricyclic antidepressants or anticonvulsants; 3.Patients with severe heart, liver, kidney, immune and hematopoietic system diseases; 4.Pregnant women and lactating women; 5.Patients are fear of acupuncture, allergy to stainless steel needle and other reasons can not accept acupuncture treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Classification of NCI-CTCAE peripheral neuropathy;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Score of EORTC QLQ-CIPN20 Scale;Digital pain grading score;syndrome of qi deficiency and blood stasis;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXu Weiru

Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University

xuweiru1983@163.com+86 10 52176864

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026