Ancient heat therapy tested to prevent post-transplant bladder pain
NCT ID NCT06198517
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether moxibustion, a traditional therapy that burns herbs near the skin, can prevent hemorrhagic cystitis (painful bladder inflammation) in 266 patients receiving stem cell transplants. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either standard care or standard care plus daily moxibustion for two weeks after transplant. Researchers will track pain scores and bladder symptoms for 100 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- moxibustion
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to prevent a painful complication after stem cell transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study without a placebo control, so results may be influenced by patient expectations. Moxibustion may not reduce pain or cystitis risk significantly.
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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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303 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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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14 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients are fully aware of the study, participate voluntarily and sign the informed consent form (ICF); 2. Age: 14-60 years; 3. Patients with pernicious blood diseases undergoing allo-HSCT using the MAC protocol or patients with severe aplastic anemia (Severe aplastic anemia; severeaplasticanimin, SAA) undergoing allo-HSCT; Exclusion Criteria: 1. refuse to participate in this clinical study; 2. The corresponding skin at the moxibustion site is broken or sensitive; 3. allo-HSCT pretreated with the RIC program;
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China
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Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, China
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Hematology Department, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan
Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, China
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Yi Zhang
Wuhan, Hubei, 430000, China
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