# Acupuncture for Prevention and Treatment of Oral-related Complications Caused by Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

> **NCT06272617** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **West China Hospital** · enrollment: 138 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Malignant Tumor of Head and/or Neck
- Radiotherapy; Complications

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** verum acupuncture
- **DEVICE:** sham acupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06272617
- **Lead sponsor:** West China Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2023-07-25
- **Primary completion:** 2024-07-24
- **Final completion:** 2025-07-24
- **Target enrollment:** 138 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-02-22


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06272617

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06272617, "Acupuncture for Prevention and Treatment of Oral-related Complications Caused by Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06272617. Licensed CC0.

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