Comparison of Nutrition Education Alone or With Acupuncture for Weight Loss in Breast Cancer Patients Post-Chemotherapy

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

This study looks at the benefit of adding acupuncture to nutrition education for weight loss in women with early stage breast cancer post-chemotherapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02081612

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

53

Starts

2014-09-01

Expected to finish

2018-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Woman with a diagnosis of breast cancer, stage I, II, or III
• Age ≥ 18
• ECOG performance status ≤ 1
• Received treatment for breast cancer, and treatment must have been completed at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment in trial, but no longer than 1 year post-treatment.
• BMI ≥ 30
• Adequate bone marrow and organ function as determined by the consenting/enrolling investigator
• Signed informed consent
• Any receptor status
• Participant is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment, scheduled visits, and examinations

You may not qualify if…

• Current chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Participants in study may still be receiving hormone or Herceptin treatment.
• Diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer
• Participation in other diet-based weight loss programs (ie. Patient should not be currently enrolled in Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, etc.)
• Current use of commercial or natural/herbal weight loss supplements
• Major surgery within 1 month of starting study program and patients must have recovered from any effects of major surgery
• Other malignancies within the past three years except for adequately treated carcinoma of the cervix or basal or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin
• Personal history of an eating disorder
• Other serious, uncontrolled medical disorder, non-malignant systemic disease, or active, uncontrolled infection (including uncontrolled HIV, Hepatitis B or C), or any psychiatric disorder that prohibits obtaining informed consent

Where it is running

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States

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