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Active Not Recruiting NA INTERVENTIONAL 2-arm NCT04560712

Acupuncture for the Management of Postoperative Pain in Patients With Pancreatic or Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Surgery

Integrating Acupuncture Into Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Operations

Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions Resectable Colorectal Carcinoma Resectable Digestive System Carcinoma Resectable Pancreatic Carcinoma
Interventions Acupuncture Therapy Best Practice Questionnaire Administration
Updated 13 times since 2020 Last updated: Dec 19, 2025 Started: Aug 12, 2020 Primary completion: Dec 31, 2027 Completion: Dec 31, 2027
This information is for research purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult a healthcare provider before making any medical decision.

A NA clinical study on Resectable Colorectal Carcinoma and Resectable Digestive System Carcinoma, this trial is ongoing. The trial is conducted by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and has accumulated 13 data snapshots since 2020. Oncology trials at this stage typically focus on safety, tolerability, and early efficacy signals.

Status Flow

~Oct 2020 – ~Jan 2021 · 3 months · monthly snapshot~Jan 2021 – ~Oct 2022 · 21 months · monthly snapshot~Oct 2022 – ~Nov 2022 · 31 days · monthly snapshot~Nov 2022 – ~Sep 2023 · 10 months · monthly snapshot~Sep 2023 – ~Nov 2023 · 2 months · monthly snapshot~Nov 2023 – ~May 2024 · 6 months · monthly snapshot~May 2024 – ~Jul 2024 · 2 months · monthly snapshot~Jul 2024 – ~Sep 2024 · 2 months · monthly snapshot~Sep 2024 – ~Nov 2024 · 2 months · monthly snapshot~Nov 2024 – ~Jun 2025 · 7 months · monthly snapshot~Jun 2025 – ~Nov 2025 · 5 months · monthly snapshot~Nov 2025 – ~Jan 2026 · 2 months · monthly snapshot~Jan 2026 – present · 6 months · monthly snapshot

Change History

13 versions recorded

  1. Jan 2026 — Present [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

  2. Nov 2025 — Jan 2026 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

  3. Jun 2025 — Nov 2025 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

  4. Nov 2024 — Jun 2025 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

  5. Sep 2024 — Nov 2024 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

▶ Show 8 earlier versions

  1. Jul 2024 — Sep 2024 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

  2. May 2024 — Jul 2024 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

  3. Nov 2023 — May 2024 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

  4. Sep 2023 — Nov 2023 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

  5. Nov 2022 — Sep 2023 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

    Status: Unknown Status → Active Not Recruiting

  6. Oct 2022 — Nov 2022 [monthly]

    Unknown Status NA

    Status: Recruiting → Unknown Status

  7. Jan 2021 — Oct 2022 [monthly]

    Recruiting NA

  8. Oct 2020 — Jan 2021 [monthly]

    Recruiting NA

    First recorded

Aug 2020

Trial started

Per CT.gov start date — pre-dates our first snapshot

Eligibility Summary

No eligibility information available.

Contact Information

Sponsor contact:
  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Data source: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

For direct contact, visit the study record on ClinicalTrials.gov .

Study Locations