Breast Cancer Clinical Trial
Acupuncture for Psychoneurological Symptoms Among Breast Cancer Survivors
Summary
The objectives of this study to identify the feasibility and acceptability of acupuncture for symptom management among breast cancer survivors and explore biomarker changes after the acupuncture intervention. Acupuncture treatments will be provided to breast cancer survivors twice weekly for 5 weeks.
Full Description
The investigators will conduct the study with early stage breast cancer survivors who have completed their primary cancer treatment. They will all receive acupuncture. Treatments will be twice weekly for 5 weeks, for 30 minutes per treatment. At baseline and post-treatment, subjects will be collected blood and stool samples, complete symptom questionnaires that measure pain, fatigue, anxiety, depressive symptoms, sleep disturbance. Subjects will also complete a measure of study acceptability, the Protocol Acceptability Scale for Treating Breast Cancer Psychoneurological Symptoms with Acupuncture at post-treatment.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
women with histologically confirmed stage 0, I, II, or III breast cancer
who have completed their primary cancer treatment (e.g., surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy)
are able to read and speak English
with self-reported pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression, and/or anxiety in the last three months and their "worst" severity rating ≥ 3 (0-10 numeric rating scale) for at least two of the five symptoms
Exclusion Criteria:
have self-reported hospitalization for psychiatric illness within the past 2 years
have a bleeding disorder
physically or cognitively unable to complete the study procedures
pregnant women
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There is 1 Location for this study
Chicago Illinois, 60612, United States
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