# Acupuncture-Like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (ALTENS) or Pilocarpine in Treating Early Dry Mouth in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

> **NCT00656513** · PHASE2,PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Radiation Therapy Oncology Group** · enrollment: 196 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Head and Neck Cancer
- Xerostomia

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Pilocarpine
- **PROCEDURE:** ALTENS

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00656513
- **Lead sponsor:** Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
- **Sponsor class:** NETWORK
- **Phase:** PHASE2,PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2008-09
- **Primary completion:** 2014-11
- **Final completion:** 2014-11
- **Target enrollment:** 196 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-11-19

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00656513

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00656513, "Acupuncture-Like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (ALTENS) or Pilocarpine in Treating Early Dry Mouth in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-14 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00656513. Licensed CC0.

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