The purpose of this study would like to learn if acupuncture-like electrical therapy can be used in patients with head and neck cancer who have had radiation treatment to treat dry mouth.
In this study the investigator would like to better understand if acupuncture-like electrical therapy can be used in patients with head and neck cancer who have had radiation treatment to treat dry mouth. Acupuncture has been shown to help some people with symptoms of dry mouth, and low-level electrical stimulation of acupuncture points has been shown to have similar results as acupuncture treatment with needles.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
75
Twice weekly ALTENS therapy for 12 weeks
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of patients with a mean parotid dose > 25 Gy have an improvement on the XeQoL questionnaire that is significantly different than those with a mean dose < 25 Gy
Measure by responses to XeQoL questionnaire
Time frame: 6 Months
Incidence of Treatment-Related Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]
Measured by adverse event severity and quantity
Time frame: 6 Months
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