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Acupuncture for Peripheral Neuropathy

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Led By Chasse Bailey-Dorton, MD

Research Sponsored by Chasse Bailey Dorton

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up approx. 10 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test whether acupuncture can help relieve chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and other symptoms in people with multiple myeloma, as well as reduce their need for pain medications.

Eligible Conditions

Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ approx. 10 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~approx. 10 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and approx. 10 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Evaluate the change of neuropathy in actively treated multiple myeloma subjects diagnosed with CIPN who received acupuncture vs standard of care management.

Secondary outcome measures

Assess Quality of Life

Assess Specific features of CIPN - Constipation

Assess Specific features of CIPN - Dizziness

+7 more

Other outcome measures

Assess Adverse Events of Special Interest

Assess Bortezomib administration

Assess Bortezomib dose modification

+4 more

Side effects data

From 2013 Phase 1 & 2 trial • 104 Patients • NCT01305811

Serious unexpected

Pain on needling

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80%

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20%

Study treatment Arm

Bi-Weekly Acupuncture

Wait List

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: AcupunctureExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Group II: Standard of CareActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Levine Cancer InstituteUNKNOWN

5 Previous Clinical Trials

716 Total Patients Enrolled

Chasse Bailey DortonLead Sponsor

Wake Forest University Health SciencesLead Sponsor

1,240 Previous Clinical Trials

1,004,195 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Peripheral Neuropathy

20 Patients Enrolled for Peripheral Neuropathy

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are new participants being accepted for this experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov's repository of data attests to this medical trial's current search for participants, which began on September 15th 2021 and was recently revised on August 31st 2022. 66 study subjects are being sought from a single site."

Answered by AI

Could you provide an estimate of the total participants enrolled in this research?

"Affirmative. The clinical trial is actively seeking patients, with initial posting on September 15th 2021 and the last update occurring August 31st 2022. 66 participants are needed from a single site."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Acupuncture for Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Multiple Myeloma Patients

Chasse Bailey Dorton 2021. "Acupuncture for Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Multiple Myeloma Patients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04770402.