# The Effect of Electroacupuncture on Nerve Pain Caused by Chemotherapy (Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy)

> **NCT04917796** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Dana-Farber Cancer Institute** · enrollment: 255 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
- Nerve Pain
- Neuropathy
- Neuropathy, Painful
- Pain
- CIPN - Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Electroacupuncture
- **OTHER:** Sham Acupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04917796
- **Lead sponsor:** Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2021-05-21
- **Primary completion:** 2026-04-24
- **Final completion:** 2026-04-24
- **Target enrollment:** 255 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-30

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04917796

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04917796, "The Effect of Electroacupuncture on Nerve Pain Caused by Chemotherapy (Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04917796. Licensed CC0.

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