# Trial of Acupuncture for Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer

> **NCT02589938** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Wake Forest University Health Sciences** · enrollment: 258 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Radiation-Induced Xerostomia
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Radiation Toxicity
- Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Standard Oral Hygiene
- **OTHER:** Standard Oral Hygiene + True Acupuncture
- **OTHER:** Standard Oral Hygiene + Sham Acupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02589938
- **Lead sponsor:** Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2012-11-11
- **Primary completion:** 2022-07-29
- **Final completion:** 2022-07-29
- **Target enrollment:** 258 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-27


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02589938

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02589938, "Trial of Acupuncture for Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02589938. Licensed CC0.

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