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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02152020
Other study ID # UPCC 01914
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received May 29, 2014
Last updated January 13, 2015
Start date May 2014
Est. completion date January 2015

Study information

Verified date January 2015
Source Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Institutional Review Board
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this study is to find out if acupuncture can improve the management of pain in cancer patients when used as part of a treatment plan that includes conventional pain medications. The investigators will enroll 36 cancer patients at Abramson Cancer Center and Penn Cancer Network sites. Participants will be enrolled in either the Conventional Pain Management group or Integrative Pain Management group.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 36
Est. completion date January 2015
Est. primary completion date January 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Women or men age 18 years or older

- Primary diagnosis of cancer with history of stage I, II, or III cancer

- Finished primary cancer treatments (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy)

- Have a Karnofsky score of 60 or greater

- Can understand written English

- Have worst pain rated at least 4 or greater on an 11-point (0-10) numerical rating scale in the preceding week

- Have been taking pain medications daily

- Have had at least 15 days with pain in the preceding 30 days.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Women or men with metastatic (stage IV) cancer

- Unstable and progressive medical conditions as judged by the PIs or designated research nurse at the community hospitals (e.g., progressive cancer, uncontrolled heart failure) that may require hospitalization in the next 12 weeks

- Planned surgical procedures in the next 12 weeks

- Patients currently in a pain crisis as judged by the PI or designated research nurse that may warrant acute titration of medications or hospitalization

- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding

- Unwillingness to adhere to study related procedures.

Study Design

Time Perspective: Prospective


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Survey


Locations

Country Name City State
United States Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Number of Adverse Events 12 weeks No
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