Can acupuncture with electricity help cancer patients recover from aggressive treatment?
NCT ID NCT06340906
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether electroacupuncture (a type of acupuncture with mild electrical pulses) can help manage pain, nausea, diarrhea, and insomnia in people who have had cytoreductive surgery and heated chemotherapy for cancer. The trial will enroll 20 patients to see if the treatment is practical and acceptable. Researchers will also check if it reduces symptoms and affects certain blood markers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
Active substance
electroacupuncture
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a drug-free way to ease common side effects after major cancer surgery and chemotherapy.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 20 participants. It is designed to see if the approach is practical, not to prove it works. Results may not apply to everyone.
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Conditions
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Locations
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UCI Health Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Irvine, California, 92697, United States
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University of California Irvine, Health
Orange, California, 92868, United States