Acupuncture for Anxiety in Women With Breast Cancer: A Feasibility Study

Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00322504
• Other study ID #: INST 0520C
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 5, 2006
• Last updated: January 6, 2010
• Start date: January 2006
• Est. completion date: September 2006

Study information

• Verified date: November 2006
• Source: University of New Mexico
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To assess the efficacy of acupuncture treatment in reducing symptoms of anxiety in women recently diagnosed with cancer.

• To assess the efficacy of acupuncture treatment on improving perceived quality of life in women recently diagnosed with cancer.

Description:

This is a feasibility study of acupuncture for anxiety reduction in women with breast cancer. Ten patients will be recruited at the UNM Cancer Research Treatment Center via the Breast Clinic and screened for anxiety. Treatment will consist of 10 acupuncture sessions over 5 weeks. Measures (Hopkins Symptom Checklist, Sheehan Disability Index) will be administered and analyzed for treatment effect on scores.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 10
• Est. completion date: September 2006
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Woman age 18 years or older excluding the need for parental/guardian permission.

• Histologic diagnosis of breast cancer.

• Having a minimum anxiety score of 1.75 on the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL) with sufficient English language proficiency for the investigators to make this determination.

• Able to give informed consent.

• Willingness to participate in the study and receive 10 acupuncture treatments in 5 weeks.

• Ability to fill out questionnaires and communicate with the research staff

Exclusion Criteria:

• Males with breast cancer

• Psychoses or a major personality disorder

• Current use of opiates,

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breast Cancer

Intervention

Procedure:
• Accupuncture

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of New Mexico	Albuquerque	New Mexico

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of New Mexico

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States,