# Acupuncture for Unintentional Weight Loss and Anorexia With GI Cancer

> **NCT02148159** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Florida** · enrollment: 45 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Malignant Neoplasm of Gastrointestinal Tract

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Cachexia Acupuncture-A (Peace Classic Needles® )
- **DEVICE:** General Acupuncture-B (Peace Classic Needles®)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02148159
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Florida
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2014-10
- **Primary completion:** 2016-05
- **Final completion:** 2016-05
- **Target enrollment:** 45 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-01-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02148159

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02148159, "Acupuncture for Unintentional Weight Loss and Anorexia With GI Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02148159. Licensed CC0.

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