The efficacy and safety of acupuncture for preventing radiation pneumonitis in patients with lung cancer

The efficacy and safety of acupuncture in preventing of radiation pneumonitis

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0004550

Enrollment

Registered

2019-12-12

Start date

2016-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-12-16

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : The patients assigned to the intervention group received 15-minutes of acupuncture treatment twice a week. The acupuncture treatment was conducted from the first week of RT through

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria were histologically proven primary lung cancer, receipt of RT with or without chemotherapy, receipt of a total RT dose =50 Gy, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =3, no prior thoracic irradiation, no previous or concurrent illness that would compromise completion of RT, and available follow-up data.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who underwent pre-RT surgical resection were excluded from this study. Patients who underwent radiosurgery were also excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of radiation pneumonitis	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 s);DLCO (diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide);6-minutes walk distance;Modified Borg scale;Toxicities associated with acupuncture treatment	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactMoonkyoo Kong

Kyung Hee University Hospital

Outcome results