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Trial of Acupuncture for Reduction of Post-Colectomy Ileus

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Gary Deng, MD, PhD
Research Sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 5 years

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see whether acupuncture may help patients recover from colon cancer surgery.

Eligible Conditions
  • Infections
  • Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
  • Postoperative Pain
  • Paralytic Ileus
  • Colon Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 5 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: 1Active Control1 Intervention
Acupuncture is the insertion of needles at certain body points.
Group II: 2Placebo Group1 Intervention
sham acupuncture

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institutes of Health (NIH)NIH
2,843 Previous Clinical Trials
8,173,143 Total Patients Enrolled
29 Trials studying Infections
31,679 Patients Enrolled for Infections
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterLead Sponsor
1,979 Previous Clinical Trials
599,988 Total Patients Enrolled
9 Trials studying Infections
1,606 Patients Enrolled for Infections
Gary Deng, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
7 Previous Clinical Trials
645 Total Patients Enrolled
~5 spots leftby Dec 2025
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