Actively Recruiting
Hypoglossal Acupuncture for Dysgeusia in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Led by Universität Duisburg-Essen · Updated on 2026-04-14
75
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
678 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate hypoglossal acupuncture in comparison to sham acupuncture and standard medical treatment (dietary recommendations) in the treatment of dysgeusia in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Hypoglossal Acupuncture for Dysgeusia in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Initial treatment with platinum-containing or taxane-based chemotherapy (regardless of the length of the chemotherapy cycle)
- Diagnosis of senological, gynecological, or internistic tumors
- Presence of phantogeusia with an average severity of 4 or higher on the numeric rating scale
- Willingness to participate and provide written informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe stomatitis
- Dysgeusia before chemotherapy caused by neurological diseases, diabetes, or drugs with taste disorder side effects
- Low white blood cell counts (leucopenia/neutropenia)
- Use of anticoagulant medications
- Smoking
- Severe physical or mental conditions preventing study participation
- Participation in other complementary and alternative medicine treatments within integrative oncology care
- Participation in other studies on treatments for oral complications
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
Department of Gynecology & Gynecologic Oncology, Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 45136
Active, Not Recruiting
2
Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Internistische Onkologie
Mannheim, Germany, 68167
Actively Recruiting
3
Robert Bosch Krankenhaus Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany, 70376
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
H
Heidemarie Haller, PhD
CONTACT
H
Holger Cramer, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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