NCT03373474

Warm Acupuncture for Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema

Comparison of Effectiveness Between Warm Acupuncture With Local-Distal Points Association and Local Distribution Points Association in Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema Patients: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 108 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to clarify whether local-distal point association is more effective than local point association by warm acupuncture in the management of breast cancer related lymphedema.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer Lymphedema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	local distribution points association	Participants will receive acupuncture treatments using the local points set plus the local-addition points set (local distribution association) described below. Warming acupuncture will be applied at HT2, LI11, and TE9 if permitted. Local points set: TE5, LI11, TE9, HT3, TE13, and Xiajiquan on the affected arm. Local-addition points set: LU5, PC3, SI7, TE4, TE3, HT2, TE10, LI15, and 2 other points according to the symptom on the affected arm.
OTHER	local-distal points association	Participants will receive acupuncture treatments using the local points set plus the distal points set (local-distal association) described below. Warming acupuncture will be applied similarly to the local distribution group, with the addition of Ren6, Ren9, bilateral SP9, and LI11 on the unaffected arm. Local points set: TE5, LI11, TE9, HT3, TE13, and Xiajiquan on the affected arm. Distal points set: TE5, LI11, HT3, TE13 on the unaffected arm; CV4, CV6, CV9, CV12, bilateral SP6 and SP9.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-18
• Primary completion: 2020-05-26
• Completion: 2020-12-26
• First posted: 2017-12-14
• Last updated: 2021-05-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China