Can a needle at the wrist calm Chemotherapy's queasiness?
NCT ID NCT07747194
First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding acupuncture at a wrist point called Neiguan to standard anti-nausea medication can reduce nausea and vomiting in people undergoing stem cell transplantation. Participants receive either real acupuncture or standard care alone during their conditioning regimen. The study aims to find a safe, non-drug way to improve comfort during cancer treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Acupuncture at Neiguan (PC6)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could offer a drug-free way to reduce nausea and vomiting during stem cell transplants, improving comfort and nutritional status.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, and results may not apply to all patients. Acupuncture is generally safe but may cause minor side effects like bruising or soreness.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- 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 to 65 years
- 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: Age 18-65 years, either sex. Patients scheduled to receive a conditioning (preparative) regimen for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Life expectancy ≥ 3 months. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) within 7 days prior to enrollment. Voluntary participation with signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Received chemotherapy with highly emetogenic agents within 14 days prior to enrollment. Received radiotherapy within 7 days prior to enrollment, or planned radiotherapy during the study period. Known hypersensitivity to any study drug or its excipients. Complicated with gastrointestinal obstruction, brain metastasis with symptoms of increased intracranial pressure, or any other condition that may cause and/or exacerbate nausea and vomiting. Active infection. Unable to take oral medications. Use of any anti-emetic medication (including corticosteroids) within 48 hours or 5 half-lives of the drug (whichever is longer) prior to enrollment. Any episode of nausea, vomiting, or retching within 24 hours prior to the first administration. Severe psychiatric illness or cognitive impairment that precludes understanding, reading, and completing patient diaries. Any other condition that the investigator deems would make the patient unsuitable for participation in this study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The General Hospital of Western Theater Command
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610083, China
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