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Acupuncture needles vs. sepsis: a bold new trial

NCT ID NCT06344819

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of California, Irvine Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now This study
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This phase 2 trial tests whether real acupuncture can improve outcomes for hospitalized sepsis patients compared to a sham (fake) version. Researchers will enroll 78 adults at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to see if such a study is feasible. The goal is to gather initial data on recruitment and treatment completion, not yet to prove acupuncture works.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Acupuncture
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to help sepsis patients recover better.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase trial focused on feasibility, not proof of effectiveness. Results may not show clear benefit, and the sham control may reduce any perceived effect.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 78 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2024

Expected to finish

Mar 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

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 or older * Having a sepsis order-set placed within the previous 48 hours Exclusion Criteria: * The study Principal Investigator will review the medical record again prior to enrollment to exclude non-sepsis patients (Even though the placement of sepsis order set already screens out such patients, subsequent clinical development after sepsis order set placement may generate new information that deems the patient not septic.) * Admitted to ICU before being approached for consenting * Having an implanted medical device, such as a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), with which electroacupuncture * Unable to obtain informed consent due to a participant's mental status and absence of an individual authorized to give consent on the participant's behalf * The patient is on an interventional clinical trial and its Principal Investigator does not give approval to enrollment to this study (e.g. genomic profiling, biospecimen, or observational studies do not require PI approval).

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

infectious disease with sepsis Sepsis

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Sepsis

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, University of California, Irvine

    RECRUITING

    Irvine, California, 92617, United States

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