Status:
COMPLETED
Acupuncture to Treat Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Fatigue
Eligibility:
FEMALE
21+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate if acupuncture is helpful in treating cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.
Detailed Description
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...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Localized breast cancer
- Average to above average fatigue
- Planning radiation therapy
Exclusion
- History of acupuncture treatment
- Allergy to stainless steel
- Pacemaker
- Anticoagulant therapy
- Known bleeding disorder
- Metastatic breast cancer
- Seizure disorder
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
54 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00177840
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
September 1 2007
Last Update
March 28 2008
Active Locations (1)
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1
Magee-Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213