Acupuncture to Improve Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Ovarian Cancer

In brief

This study will test the feasibility of acupuncture as a complementary therapy for advanced cancer by comparing symptoms and quality of life before and after 8 weeks of acupuncture treatments.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00070967

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

40

Starts

2001-09-01

Expected to finish

2005-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2006-08-18

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Advanced cancer patients, primarily ovarian cancer patients
• Undergoing palliative care treatment
• Ambulatory
• Symptomatic with pain, nausea, and/or an inadequate quality of life
• Platelets > 25,000/mm3
• ANC > 500 cells/mm3

You may not qualify if…

• Acupuncture treatment during the 6 months prior to study entry
• History of bleeding disorder, such as hemophilia or von Willebrand disease
• Acute psychosis

Where it is running

• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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