PEACE: Comparing Chronic Pain Treatment Options

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Fibromyalgia, Pain Management

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare two types of acupuncture with usual care on treating chronic pain. This study has three groups. Two groups will received acupuncture. One group will receive usual standard of care for 12 weeks and then will receive acupuncture. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese technique of using very thin needles inserted in the skin to treat different symptoms and illness, and to promote healing. Each group will undergo a different method of needle administration.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02979574

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

360

Starts

2016-11-01

Expected to finish

2026-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English speaking
• Age >/= 18 years or older
• Having musculoskeletal pain, defined as regional (joints, extremities, back, neck) or more generalized (fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain)
• Having a pain rating of 4 or greater in worst pain on a 1-10 numerical rating scale in the preceding week (Patients with a neuropathic component to their pain that involves the extremities or back will be eligible)
• Having had pain for at least 3 months and at least 15 days with pain in the preceding 30 days
• A diagnosis of cancer with no restrictions placed on type of cancer, other than that patients with metastatic disease will be excluded. Eligibility criteria are not restricted to MSK confirmed biopsy/diagnosis. Participating institution's testing is sufficient for other study sites.
• Complete active treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy) at least one month prior to study initiation (patients on continued hormone treatment will not be excluded).

You may not qualify if…

• Have non-musculoskeletal pain syndromes (headache, facial pain, chest pain, visceral abdominal pain) if these are the sole source of pain, but can be present as co-morbid conditions as long as a patient has a primary musculoskeletal pain condition defined s above.
• Inflammatory arthritis that require disease modifying drugs (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)
• Phantom limb pain
• Patients with a history of metastatic cancer who are not currently NED
• Have a pending pain-related VA or social security or worker's comp disability claim by self-report
• Have an implanted electronically charged medical device

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge — Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth — Middletown, New Jersey, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen — Montvale, New Jersey, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack — Commack, New York, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester — Harrison, New York, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre — Rockville Centre, New York, United States

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