# The Effects of Acupuncture and the Therapist´s Communication on Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting

> **NCT03232541** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Västernorrland County Council, Sweden** · enrollment: 198 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Breast Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting
- Expectations

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Standard care
- **DEVICE:** Sham acupuncture
- **DEVICE:** Genuine acupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03232541
- **Lead sponsor:** Västernorrland County Council, Sweden
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER_GOV
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-09-01
- **Primary completion:** 2025-06-23
- **Final completion:** 2025-08-15
- **Target enrollment:** 198 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-24

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03232541

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03232541, "The Effects of Acupuncture and the Therapist´s Communication on Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03232541. Licensed CC0.

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