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Brief Title: The Safety and Effect Study of Acupuncture for Anorexia in Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract and Lung Cancers
Official Title: The Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Xin Qiao Hospital
Study ID: NCT02619266
Brief Summary: This trail will be carried out to evaluated the effect and safety of acupuncture for the anorexia in patients with gastrointestinal tract and lung cancers.
Detailed Description: Acupuncture used for anorexia related to cancer, but there were lack of powerful evidence. The 160 eligibilities will be randomly divided into 3 groups(Acupuncture and Placebo group, Megestrol acetate and Sham Acupuncture group, Placebo and Sham Acupuncture group).The effect will be investigated baseline, the 2,5,8 and 15days. The safety issue will be recorded every section during the acupuncture.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Chongqing TCM Hospital, Jiangbei, Chongqing, China
XinQiao Hosiptal, Shapingba, Chongqing, China
Donghua Hosiptal, Shapingba, Chongqing, China
Daping Hospital, Yuzhong, Chongqing, China
Name: Yong Tang, PhD
Affiliation: Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Name: Chaoting Zhao, MD
Affiliation: Xinqiao Hospital
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Name: Haiou Luo, PhD
Affiliation: Xinqiao Hospital
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR