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A study using moxibustion to reduce side effects of chemotherapy

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Breast cancer, Cervical cancer, Colon cancer, Ovarian cancer, Rectal cancer, Vaginal cancer, Vulval cancer, Womb (uterine or endometrial) cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This study looked at teaching people to use a form of heat (moxibustion) to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.

It was open for people to join between 2016 and 2017, and the team presented the results at a conference in 2018.

Recruitment start: 26 February 2016

Recruitment end: 31 October 2017

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Beverley de Valois

Supported by

British Acupuncture Council

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Last reviewed: 23 March 2020

CRUK internal database number: 13912

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