An Acupuncture Study for Cancer Survivors With Joint Pain

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Conditions studied: Cancer Survivor

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see whether acupuncture is a practical (feasible) treatment for cancer survivors with joint pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06814977

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

60

Starts

2025-01-31

Expected to finish

2028-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-10

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• English- or Spanish-speaking adults
• Non white or Hispanic women with a prior cancer diagnosis
• Stable oncological disease or no evidence oncological of disease per clinical documentation or clinician assessment
• Worst pain rated ≥4 on a 0-10 scale in the preceding week
• ≥15 days with pain in the past 30 days
• Pain lasting ≥1 month
• Willing and able to complete questionnaires and other study activities
• Willing and able to provide informed consent for the trial

You may not qualify if…

• Completed active treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, transplantation) <4 weeks prior to study
• Maintenance therapies are allowed
• Pain attributed to inflammatory arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, gout)
• Other non-musculoskeletal pain syndromes (eg, headache, visceral abdominal pain, neuropathic pain) can be present as comorbid conditions if the patient reports musculoskeletal pain as the primary source of pain
• Procedures involving affected joints within the last month or planned in the next 14 weeks
• Acupuncture use for pain in the past three months
• Implanted electronic device (e.g., pacemaker)

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activites) — New York, New York, United States (enrolling)
• Jamaica Hospital Medical Center — Richmond Hill, New York, United States (enrolling)

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