Acupuncture for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients
21 Years
N/A
Female
Fatigue
Trial Information
Acupuncture for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients
Each participant will have a baseline visit before her radiation therapy begins to complete
questionnaires. Participants will receive either true acupuncture or sham acupuncture twice
per week for the six weeks of radiation therapy. She will have a short questionnaire at
three weeks into her radiation, and she will complete questionnaires again at the end of her
radiation and four weeks later.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Localized breast cancer
- Average to above average fatigue
- Planning radiation therapy
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of acupuncture treatment
- Allergy to stainless steel
- Pacemaker
- Anticoagulant therapy
- Known bleeding disorder
- Metastatic breast cancer
- Seizure disorder
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Outcome Measure:
Cancer-related fatigue
Outcome Time Frame:
10 weeks
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
Judith Balk, MD MPH
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh
Authority:
United States: Institutional Review Board
Study ID:
0506139
NCT ID:
NCT00177840
Start Date:
September 2005
Completion Date:
September 2007
Related Keywords:
- Fatigue
- cancer-related fatigue
- acupuncture
- breast cancer
- Breast Neoplasms
- Fatigue
Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Magee-Womens Hospital | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3180 |
