Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00421902
Acupuncture Treatment for Hot Flashes Study
Acupuncture Treatment for Hot Flashes in Men With Prostate Cancer, A Phase I/II Study
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (actual)
- Sponsor
- New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Patients with prostate cancer who are / were treated with hormonal treatment and developed hot flashes as a side effect are offered Acupuncture as an investigational intervention. The treatment is performed twice a week for four weeks, then once a week for the following six weeks
Detailed description
Patients with prostate cancer who are / were treated with hormonal treatment and developed hot flashes as a side effect are offered Acupuncture as an investigational intervention. The treatment is performed twice a week for four weeks, then once a week for the following six weeks. Acupuncture was done according to specific guidelines and mapping.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Acupuncture | Patients will be have acupuncture (with electro stimulation) |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-06-01
- Completion
- 2012-06-01
- First posted
- 2007-01-15
- Last updated
- 2020-09-18
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00421902. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.