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The observation of the clinical effect after Acupoint catgut embedding treatment treating swallowing dysfunction after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

The observation of the clinical effect after Acupoint catgut embedding treatment treating swallowing dysfunction after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2000004128
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-12-03
Start date
2021-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

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

Conditions

nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Interventions

Sponsors

Hanzhong Central Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Malignant neoplasms at the top and lateral walls of the nasopharyngeal cavity were confirmed; 2. Regular hospitalization and complaints of dysphagia; 3. Head and neck surgery experts determined that there was a swallowing disorder; 4. Aged 30 to 80 years; 5. It can complete the filling of Anderson rating scale independently or with the help of researchers, and can cooperate with the drinking water test in low-lying fields; 6. Expected lifetime & GT 6 months; 7. Informed and agreed, voluntary acceptance, good compliance of patients.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy or lactation; 2. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, endocrine system, hematopoietic system, digestive system, serious primary diseases and mental diseases; 3. Patients with mental and perceptual impairments; 4. Patients with clotting disease, thrombocytopenia or other hemorrhagic diseases; 5. Sepsis or bacteremia patients; 6. There were lymphedema patients in acupoint embedding area; 7. Patients who are afraid of acupoint embedding or; 8. If the therapy has been treated surgically, the swallowing function will be irreversible, which will cause disturbance to the results of this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Standardized Swallowing Assessment, SSA;Water Swallow Test, WST;Functional Oral Intake Scale, FOIS;M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory, MDADI;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Digital imaging assessment;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactRen Yi

Hanzhong Central Hospital

renyionly@163.com+86 15291638326

Outcome results

None listed

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