NCT05585463 (ACUSAFE2021) is a clinical trial of acupuncture in Cancer Pediatric, sponsored by Fundació Sant Joan de Déu.

Who is sponsoring NCT05585463?

NCT05585463 is sponsored by Fundació Sant Joan de Déu.

What drugs are being tested in NCT05585463?

Interventions in NCT05585463: acupuncture.

What condition does NCT05585463 study?

NCT05585463 studies Cancer Pediatric, Neutropenia, Thrombocytopenia, Bacteremia, Infection;Skin;Localised, Safety Issues.

Is NCT05585463 still recruiting?

NCT05585463 is currently completed. Last updated 20 October 2022.

Last reviewed 2022-10-20 · How we verify

NCT05585463: ACUSAFE2021

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Safety of Acupuncture and Intracutaneous Needles in Pediatric Cancer Patients: a Retrospective Study (ACUSAFE2021)

Completed Last updated 20 October 2022

What this trial tests

trial testing acupuncture in Cancer Pediatric in 460 participants. Completed in 31 October 2021.

Timeline

1 September 2019

Primary endpoint
30 September 2021

31 October 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Status	Completed
Study type	OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment	460
Start date	1 September 2019
Primary completion	30 September 2021
Estimated completion	31 October 2021
Sites	1 location across Spain

Drugs / interventions tested

acupuncture — full drug profile →

Conditions studied

Cancer Pediatric — all drugs for Cancer Pediatric →
Neutropenia — all drugs for Neutropenia →
Thrombocytopenia — all drugs for Thrombocytopenia →
Bacteremia — all drugs for Bacteremia →

Sponsor

Fundació Sant Joan de Déu — full company profile →

Who can join

Adults 1 Day to 34, any sex, with Cancer Pediatric or Neutropenia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study aims to demonstrate the safety of intracutaneous needles in pediatric cancer patients. For this, a two-year retrospective study will be carried out to determine the incidence of adverse effects related to acupuncture and the use of intracutaneous needles in the patient in active treatment and survivor.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Safety of Acupuncture Using Semi-Permanent Needles in a Pediatric Cancer Unit: A Retrospective Study.
Martínez García E, Jordan I, Nishishinya Aquino MB, López de San Roman Fernández C, et al · · 2026 · PMID 42152774 · DOI 10.1177/15347354261439141

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05585463 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Last refreshed: 20 October 2022

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