An interventional study of laser acupuncture and placebo laser acupuncture in Nausea, Vomiting and Cancer, sponsored by University Children Hospital Homburg. Status unknown at 2 sites in Germany. Open to participants aged Up to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2007-09-18.
Sponsored by University Children Hospital Homburg · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
To investigate whether nonthermal low level laser acupuncture has beneficial effects on nausea and vomiting in children receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy for a malignant solid tumor. In a previous crossover study comparing needle acupuncture to no intervention in an otherwise similar setting we found beneficial effects, but this trial was not even single-blinded and therefore the results are questionable. The hypothesis is that active laser acupuncture is more effective than placebo laser acupuncture concerning episodes of retching/vomiting (primary outcome measure) and rescue antiemetic medication (secondary outcome measure) with a fix standard antiemetic medication
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Active laser acupuncture
Procedure: laser acupuncture
Placebo laser acupuncture
Procedure: placebo laser acupuncture
laser acupuncture according to traditional chinese medicine criteria, energy dosage 1J/point, average of 8 points to be treated, once daily during chemotherapy course
Also known as: Laser device: Modulas handy 2/99, 830 nm continuous wave, 30 mv 3,8 W/cm2, schwamedico, Ehringshausen, Germany
laser acupuncture according to traditional chinese medicine criteria, average of 8 points to be treated, once daily during chemotherapy course
Also known as: placebo laser, Modulas Handy 2/99, schwamedico, Ehringshausen, Germany
episodes of retching/vomiting per day during 1 chemotherapy course
Time frame: 1 chemotherapy course (5 days)
rescue antiemetic medication during 1 chemotherapy course
Time frame: 1 chemotherapy course (5 days)
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