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Use of Low Level Laser and Acupuncture in the treatment of Mouth and Skin Lesions caused by Radiation in patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Use of Low-Level Laser Therapy and Acupuncture in the treatment of Radio-induced Mucositis and Radiodermatitis in patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-10v5gcdk
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-02-16
Start date
2017-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Head and Neck Neoplasms

Interventions

E-5
E-6
And 7
GB-2
ID-19
TE-21
CS-3
IG4
IG11
E 36
E-3
E-4
Intervention group: Consisting of 50 patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy. During the acupuncture technique, sterile and disposable needles will be used in 19 P5 points
YNTANG
VG20
B40
R-5, all unilaterally inserted, totaling the insertion of 19 disposable needles, which will be stimulated for 30 minutes. Case Group n=50, acupuncture sessions will be held weekly for four consecutive
acupuncture will not be performed in these patients.
H02.004

Sponsors

Univesrsidade Estadual de Montes Claros
Lead Sponsor
Univesrsidade Estadual de Montes Claros
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with confirmed histopathological diagnosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; Age over 18 years; Accept to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals who do not have capacity or have limitations that prevent them from responding to the questionnaires.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess whether the use of acupuncture interferes with the patient's quality of life after cancer treatment. To assess the patient's quality of life, the Whoquol-Bref instrument will be used. To define whether there was an improvement in the quality of life, the instrument will be applied before and after radiotherapy treatment in both groups (the one that received the intervention with acupuncture and the one that did not receive the intervention) the quality of life score will be compared at the beginning and end of radiotherapy treatment in both groups.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes expected—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactAndre Guimaraes

Hospital Dilson Godinho

radioterapia@hospitaldilsongodinho.org.br+55(38)32294000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026