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NCT03836872
Acupuncture for Joint Symptoms in Patients With Breast Cancer
NA trial testing Acupuncture in Female Breast Cancer in 64 participants. Terminated before completion.
10 January 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Terminated |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 64 |
| Start date | 1 March 2019 |
| Primary completion | 10 January 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 31 January 2022 |
| Sites | 1 location across China |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Acupuncture — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Female Breast Cancer — all drugs for Female Breast Cancer →
Sponsor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Who can join
Eligibility, female only, with Female Breast Cancer. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Joint symptoms including stiffness, local pain and aches are common adverse reactions among breast cancer (BC) patients undergoing hormone treatments, while effective interventions for managing such symptoms have not been well explored so far. Acupuncture can be a promising approach to controlling joint symptoms in BC patients but current research evidence generated from several small-scale clinical studies have not been robust enough to support the use of acupuncture for cancer symptom management in routine practice. The overall aim of the research project is to examine the effectiveness of a 6-week acupuncture protocol for the management of joint symptoms in Chinese female BC patients who are currently undergoing hormone treatments following the completion of taxane-based chemotherapy. Given the lack of available data regarding the prevalence of joint symptoms in BC patients in mainland China, a large cross-sectional survey will also be performed to examine the incidence of joint symptoms among Chinese BC patients in mainland China and the impact of joint symptoms on patients' quality of life.
Publications & conference data
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03836872 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Last refreshed: 25 August 2022
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