Evaluation of Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Quality of Life in Patients With Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy
NCT ID: NCT01727362
Last Updated: 2017-07-24
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
140 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-10-31
2016-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Usual care + acupuncture
Usual care + acupuncture
Patients of this group receive a semi-standardized acupuncture treatment over 6 month in addition to usual care
Usual care
Usual care
Patients of this group receive usual care only
Interventions
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Usual care + acupuncture
Patients of this group receive a semi-standardized acupuncture treatment over 6 month in addition to usual care
Usual care
Patients of this group receive usual care only
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* current chemotherapy at Mammazentrum Hamburg with regimen FEC/DOC or EC/DOC
* willingness to receive acupuncture within the next 6 month if randomized in acupuncture group
* willingness to refrain from acupuncture within the next 6 month if randomized in control group
* informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* blood coagulation disorder and/or current use of anticoagulants
* serious acute or chronic mental or physical disorders
* clinically relevant cardiac arrhythmia symptoms
* insufficient German language ability
18 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Mammazentrum Hamburg am Krankenhaus Jerusalem, Germany
UNKNOWN
Prof. Otto Beisheim Foundation
OTHER
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Claudia M. Witt
Professor, MD
Principal Investigators
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Martin Carstensen, Prof. MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Mammazentrum am Krankenhaus Jerusalem, Hamburg, Germany
Locations
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Mammazentrum Hamburg am Krankenhaus Jerusalem
Hamburg, , Germany
Countries
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References
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Stockigt DMB, Kirschbaum B, Carstensen DMM, Witt DMCM, Brinkhaus DMB. Prophylactic Acupuncture Treatment During Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer: Results of a Qualitative Study Nested in a Randomized Pragmatic Trial. Integr Cancer Ther. 2021 Jan-Dec;20:15347354211058207. doi: 10.1177/15347354211058207.
Brinkhaus B, Kirschbaum B, Stockigt B, Binting S, Roll S, Carstensen M, Witt CM. Prophylactic acupuncture treatment during chemotherapy with breast cancer: a randomized pragmatic trial with a retrospective nested qualitative study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Dec;178(3):617-628. doi: 10.1007/s10549-019-05431-5. Epub 2019 Sep 13.
Other Identifiers
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ACU in breast cancer
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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