Acupuncture in Treating Hot Flashes in Women With Breast Cancer
Acupuncture for the Treatment of Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
RATIONALE: Acupuncture may help relieve hot flashes in women with breast cancer. It is not yet known whether acupuncture is more effective than a placebo in treating hot flashes in women with breast cancer
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying acupuncture to see how well it works compared to a placebo in treating hot flashes in women with breast cancer.
연구 개요
상세 설명
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- Determine whether acupuncture, compared to placebo, reduces the incidence of hot flashes in women with breast cancer.
Secondary
- Determine the long-term effects of acupuncture on hot flashes.
OUTLINE: This a randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to concurrent treatment with selective estrogen receptor modulators, gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs, or aromatase inhibitors (yes vs no), concurrent use of hot flash medication or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) (yes vs no), baseline hot flash frequency (> 7 per day), and menopausal status at diagnosis (premenopausal vs postmenopausal). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
- Arm I (treatment): Patients receive 8 acupuncture treatments over 4 weeks.
- Arm II (control): Patients receive 8 placebo acupuncture treatments over 4 weeks. Beginning at week 7, patients are offered 8 true acupuncture treatments over 4 weeks.
Patients in both arms complete a "hot flash" diary for 1 week before treatment and then periodically during and after treatment.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 80 patients will be accrued for this study.
연구 유형
등록 (예상)
단계
- 해당 없음
연락처 및 위치
연구 장소
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New York
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New York, New York, 미국, 10021
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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참여기준
자격 기준
공부할 수 있는 나이
- 어린이
- 성인
- 고령자
건강한 자원 봉사자를 받아들입니다
연구 대상 성별
설명
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Diagnosis of breast cancer (including in situ disease)
- Must be receiving treatment for breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) or its regional site (Commack)
- Has an average of 3 or more hot flashes a day during 1 week of baseline diary recording
- Hormone receptor status not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Female
- Pre- or postmenopausal
- Karnofsky performance status 70-100%
- Ambulatory
- No skin infection
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
More than 3 weeks since prior and no concurrent treatment with any of the following during the 6 week evaluation period of the trial:
- Surgery
- Initiation of a new chemotherapy regimen
- Initiation of immunotherapy
- Initiation of radiotherapy
- Initiation or cessation of hormonal therapy
- More than 6 weeks since prior acupuncture treatment (6 months for acupuncture specifically for the treatment of hot flashes)
- No concurrent pharmacological treatment for hot flashes unless dose has been stable for 4 weeks
- No concurrent selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) unless dose has been stable for 4 weeks
공부 계획
연구는 어떻게 설계됩니까?
디자인 세부사항
- 주 목적: 지지 요법
- 할당: 무작위
연구는 무엇을 측정합니까?
주요 결과 측정
결과 측정 |
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Frequency and severity of hot flashes, as measured by a hot flash diary
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공동 작업자 및 조사자
수사관
- 수석 연구원: Barrie R. Cassileth, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
간행물 및 유용한 링크
연구 기록 날짜
연구 주요 날짜
기본 완료 (실제)
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연구 등록 날짜
최초 제출
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