An Acupuncture Study for People At High Risk for Sepsis

Last updated: May 19, 2025
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Soft Tissue Infections

Treatment

Acupuncture

Sham Acupuncture

Clinical Study ID

NCT06344819
24-062
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Researchers think acupuncture may improve outcomes for participants with sepsis, based on laboratory studies and previous studies in people with sepsis. The purpose of this study to see whether real acupuncture can improve outcomes for participants with sepsis when compared to sham acupuncture. Sham acupuncture is performed the same way as real acupuncture but will use different needles and target different sites or places on the body than real acupuncture.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 or older

  • Having MSK sepsis order-set placed within the previous 48 hours

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The study Principal Investigator will review the medical record again prior toenrollment to exclude non-sepsis patients (Even though the placement of sepsis orderset already screens out such patients, subsequent clinical development after sepsisorder set placement may generate new information that deems the patient not septic.)

  • Admitted to ICU before being approached for consenting

  • Having an implanted medical device, such as a pacemaker or implantablecardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), with which electroacupuncture

  • Unable to obtain informed consent due to a participant's mental status and absenceof an individual authorized to give consent on the participant's behalf

  • The patient is on an interventional clinical trial and its Principal Investigatordoes not give approval to enrollment to this study (e.g. genomic profiling,biospecimen, or observational studies do not require PI approval).

Study Design

Total Participants: 78
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Acupuncture
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
March 20, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
March 20, 2028

Connect with a study center

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York 10065
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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