Feasibility and Safety of Acupuncture in the Prevention of Late Irinotecan-related Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients

NCT ID: NCT05507736

Last Updated: 2024-08-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

22 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-10-01

Study Completion Date

2024-08-01

Brief Summary

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To evaluate the feasibility of an acupuncture protocol in the prevention of late diarrhea due to irinotecan in pediatric patients with solid tumors, a pre-post pilot study will be conducted.

Pre-post pilot study non-randomized, open label, single arm study. There will be a single study group that will be used at the same time as your own control. The intervention will take place for approximately one year.

Detailed Description

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Pre-post pilot study non-randomized, open label, single arm study.

The objective of this pilot study is to demonstrate that cancer acupuncture pediatric treatment is a safe and feasible treatment in the prevention of late-onset diarrhea related to with irinotecan.

This pilot study will include patients between 0 and 18 years of age with a solid tumor (nephroblastoma, neuroblastoma, central nervous system tumors and rhabdomyosarcoma) receiving their first cycle of irinotecan, in our center, at 50 mg/m2/intravenous dose daily for five days (cumulative dose weekly = 250 mg/m2) and who do not receive concomitant abdominal radiotherapy. Acupuncture will be applied as a complementary treatment along with the usual regimen of prophylaxis and treatment of late diarrhea.

Conditions

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Pediatric Cancer Solid Tumor

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Pre-post feasibility
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental

Pre-Post feasibility treatment On the first cycle of irinotecan, the patient does not receive any intervention, we only collect data. This is the control cycle.

There will be a single study group that will be used at the same time as your own control. On the second cycle of irinotecan, the patient receives acupuncture. There will be a single study group that will be used at the same time as your own control.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acupuncture

Intervention Type OTHER

13 Indwelling, sterile and disposable needles (SEIRIN NEW PYONEX® from 0.9 mm in length and 0.22 mm in diameter) on day 1 and 5 of the second cycle of irinotecan leaving them inserted for 4 days.

Interventions

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Acupuncture

13 Indwelling, sterile and disposable needles (SEIRIN NEW PYONEX® from 0.9 mm in length and 0.22 mm in diameter) on day 1 and 5 of the second cycle of irinotecan leaving them inserted for 4 days.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Indwelling, sterile and disposable needles (SEIRIN NEW PYONEX®)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients from 0 to 18 years old with solid tumors who start treatment in our center with irinotecan at 50 mg/m2/intravenous dose in day hospital.
* Blood tests prior to the start of the appropriate chemotherapy cycle to receive acupuncture with continuous stimulation needle insertion: neutrophils greater or equal to 1000 cells/mm3 and platelets greater than or equal to 50,000 cells/mm3.
* Signature of informed consent by parents in the case of children under 12 years of age and assent of the minor.
* Signature of informed consent in the case of those over 12 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

* Participate in a clinical trial that is developed in the Pediatric Oncology Area of the Hospital Sant Joan de Deu where acupuncture intervention is not permitted.
* Have received acupuncture treatment in the last ten days.
* Receive concomitant abdominal radiotherapy.
* Have diarrhea on day 1 of the cycle
Minimum Eligible Age

0 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Esther Martinez, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hospital Sant Joan de Deu

Locations

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Hospital Sant Joan de Deu

Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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PS-20-21

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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