Acupuncture needles take on chemo sickness
NCT ID NCT07201194
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding acupuncture and acupressure to standard anti-nausea medicine can better reduce chemotherapy-induced nausea. About 90 cancer patients with ongoing nausea will be split into two groups: one gets the extra acupuncture, the other gets medicine alone. Their nausea levels will be tracked over 22 days to see if the holistic approach makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- acupuncture and acupressure
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to ease nausea during chemotherapy, improving quality of life for cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Acupuncture effects can vary, and the study relies on patient-reported outcomes, which are subjective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria * ≥ 18 years of age * Undergoing chemotherapy and experiencing nausea despite adherence to the prescribed antiemetic regimen * Understands and speaks Danish * Written and orally informed consent * Planned for treatment every 14 days * At least two chemotherapy cycles planned at the time of inclusion Exclusion Criteria: * Brain metastases * Performance status \>2
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Oncology, Vejle Hospital
RECRUITINGVejle, 7100, Denmark
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