Clinical trial · Interventional
Acupuncture to Reduce Symptoms of Advanced Colorectal Cancer
An Intervention to Improve End-of-Life Symptom Distress
NCT00034034CI-TRIAL-00000549completedPhase 1ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study investigates the effect of acupuncture in reducing symptom distress in adults with advanced colon cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Neoplasms | Colorectal Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria: * Advanced colon cancer that has not responded to two rounds of chemotherapy * Speak, read, write English * Live within a 50 mile radius of Pittsburgh, PA * Not taking any steroid medication * A platelet count of 75,000 or greater * Never had acupuncture before Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy to stainless steal * Implanted pacemaker * Current skin infection * Needle phobia * Metastatic disease to the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord)
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