NCT05417451

Multi-Omics Study of the Effect and Mechanisms of Acupuncture on Psychoneurological Symptoms Among Breast Cancer Survivors

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objectives of this study to explore whether acupuncture can improve the psychoneurological symptom cluster (pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance) in survivors of breast cancer and explore biomarker changes after the acupuncture intervention. Acupuncture treatments will be provided to breast cancer survivors twice weekly for 5 weeks.

Detailed description

The investigators will conduct the study with early stage breast cancer survivors who have completed their primary cancer treatment. They will all receive acupuncture. Treatments will be twice weekly for 5 weeks, for 30 minutes per treatment. At baseline and post-treatment, subjects will be collected blood and stool samples, complete symptom questionnaires that measure pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupuncture	All participants will receive a semi-standardized acupuncture protocol (standardized points for pain, fatigue, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, with additional points for patient's particular pain location)

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-11-01
• Primary completion: 2025-02-26
• Completion: 2025-02-26
• First posted: 2022-06-14
• Last updated: 2025-07-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States