Acupuncture needles take on chemo mouth: taste trial launches

NCT ID NCT02304913

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Universität Duisburg-Essen Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests if a special type of acupuncture (on the tongue area) can reduce taste problems caused by chemotherapy in people with gynecologic cancers. 75 participants will be randomly assigned to real acupuncture, fake acupuncture, or standard dietary advice. The goal is to see if this approach can ease the unpleasant taste changes that often come with cancer treatment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer Dysgeusia female reproductive organ cancer neoplasm Taste Disorders

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ACUPUNCTURE CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY DYSGEUSIA TASTE DISORDERS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Department of Gynecology & Gynecologic Oncology, Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45136, Germany
Robert Bosch Krankenhaus Stuttgart
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Stuttgart, 70376, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Internistische Onkologie
RECRUITING

Mannheim, 68167, Germany

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