Acupuncture to Treat Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Fatigue

In brief

This study will evaluate if acupuncture is helpful in treating cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00177840

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

54

Starts

2005-09-01

Expected to finish

2007-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-03-28

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Localized breast cancer
• Average to above average fatigue
• Planning radiation therapy

You may not qualify if…

• History of acupuncture treatment
• Allergy to stainless steel
• Pacemaker
• Anticoagulant therapy
• Known bleeding disorder
• Metastatic breast cancer
• Seizure disorder

Where it is running

• Magee-Womens Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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