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Clinical Trial: Acupuncture to Treat Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients

This study is not yet open for patient recruitment.
Verified by University of Pittsburgh September 2005

Sponsors and Collaborators: University of Pittsburgh
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: University of Pittsburgh
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00177840

Purpose

This study will evaluate if acupuncture is helpful in treating cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.
Condition Intervention Phase
Fatigue
  Procedure: acupuncture
 Phase I

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Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title: Acupuncture for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients

Further Study Details: 
Primary Outcomes: Cancer-related fatigue
Secondary Outcomes: Cancer-related fatigue distress; Quality of life
Expected Total Enrollment:  54

Study start: September 2005;  Expected completion: July 2007
Last follow-up: September 2005;  Data entry closure: July 2007

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.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:  21 Years and above,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Female
Criteria

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

Location and Contact Information

Please refer to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov identifier  NCT00177840

Kathy Laychak, RN      412-641-6111 

Pennsylvania
      Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  15213,  United States
Kathy Laychak, RN  412-641-6111 
Judith L Balk, MD MPH,  Principal Investigator
Richard Day, PhD,  Sub-Investigator
Margaret Rosenzweig, PhD RN,  Sub-Investigator
Sushil Beriwal, MD,  Sub-Investigator
Brinda Kalro, MD,  Sub-Investigator
Ronald Glick, MD,  Sub-Investigator
Kathy Laychak, RN,  Sub-Investigator

Study chairs or principal investigators

Judith Balk, MD MPH,  Principal Investigator,  University of Pittsburgh   

More Information

Study ID Numbers:  0506139; R21 CA098659-01A2
Last Updated:  September 14, 2005
Record first received:  September 13, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00177840
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-09-20


Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: September 21, 2005


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