# The Safety and Effect Study of Acupuncture for Anorexia in Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract and Lung Cancers

> **NCT02619266** · PHASE2,PHASE3 · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Xinqiao Hospital of Chongqing** · enrollment: 160 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Anorexia
- Cancer Cachexia

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Acupuncture
- **OTHER:** Sham Acupuncture
- **DRUG:** Megestrol Acetate
- **DRUG:** Placebo(Megestrol Acetate)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02619266
- **Lead sponsor:** Xinqiao Hospital of Chongqing
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2,PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2015-12
- **Primary completion:** 2016-12
- **Final completion:** 2017-02
- **Target enrollment:** 160 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2015-12-04

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02619266

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02619266, "The Safety and Effect Study of Acupuncture for Anorexia in Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract and Lung Cancers". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-05 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02619266. Licensed CC0.

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