NCT04158193

Acupuncture for Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema

Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema Patients: a Multicenter, Randomized, Sham-controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture on chronic upper limb lymphedema in patients with breast cancer surgery

Conditions

• Breast Cancer Lymphedema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	acupuncture	Subjects in acupuncture group will be received acupuncture treatment by inserting LI11, SJ5, SJ9, SJ13, SJ10, HT3, PC2, LI4, and LI15 on the affected limb and RN12, RN9, RN6, RN4, SP9, SP6. Needles will be remained for 30 minutes each time after DeQi sensation, one time a day，three times a week, the treatment will be lasted for 7 weeks.
OTHER	sham acupuncture	Subjects in control group will be treated with non-acupoint shallow needling, points will be selected 1 cm at the radial direction from acupoint LI11, SJ5, SJ9, SJ13, SJ10, LI4, HT3, PC2, LI4, LI15; 2 cm at the left of acupoint RN12, RN9, RN6, RN4; 1 cm at the tibial direction from SP9, SP6. The needling manipulation is the same as that of the acupuncture group, but only the superficial skin of points are punctured. The depth of needling is less than 0.5 cm, and no manipulation will be performed after puncturing the skin. Needles will be remained for 30 minutes each time,one time a day，three times a week, the treatment will be lasted for 7 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-11-01
• Primary completion: 2020-11-01
• Completion: 2021-04-01
• First posted: 2019-11-08
• Last updated: 2019-11-08