NCT05460819

Acupuncture for Hot Flashes in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer.

A Randomized Controlled Trial Study of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Hot Flashes in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer.

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study intends to further evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture by comparing the intervention effects of different acupuncture treatment regimens on hot flashes in breast cancer ; and to explore the central effect regulation mechanism of acupuncture intervention on hot flashes based on functional magnetic resonance imaging technology.

Detailed description

This topic combines the theory of "unblocking the governor and warming the yang" with the important findings of modern research, that is, the important mechanism of the spine in the pathogenesis of breast cancer, and innovatively proposes the technique of unblocking the governor and treating the spine. Prospective clinical intervention research in rehabilitation, objectively evaluate the clinical efficacy, advantages and disadvantages of this technology, so as to effectively break through the current application dilemma of acupuncture and bone-setting manipulation in tumor diseases.

Conditions

• Hot Flashes
• Breast Cancer
• Acupuncture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupuncture treatment	Acupoint selection: Hegu-Yinxi acupoint group (clearing heat and relieving sweat), Sanyinjiao-Fuliu acupoint group (nourishing yin and tonifying kidney), Tianshu-uteri acupoint group (special effect points) (12 acupoints on both sides). Frequency: 3 times a week (once every other day) for a total of 8 weeks of continuous treatment. Operation: Use a one-time sterile acupuncture needle (0.30×40mm, Huatuo brand), insert the needle 0.5 inch along the anatomical position, level up and relieve the qi, and keep the needle for 20 minutes.
OTHER	Sham Acupuncture treatment	Selecting acupoints: Select the side opening positions of the 6 acupuncture points in the real acupuncture group, and select non-meridian and non-points (points with less nerve distribution, sparseness, and rich muscles). Frequency: 3 times a week (once every other day) for a total of 8 weeks of continuous treatment. Operation: ① Shallow needling scheme: use a disposable sterile acupuncture needle, insert the needle 0.2 inch, without twisting, and keep the needle for 20 minutes. ②Non-invasive acupuncture plan: choose a special comfort needle with no needle tip at the top of the needle, paste a disposable sterile foam pad on the non-acupoint, and use a disposable sterile flat head The acupuncture needles were pierced into the foam pad, lightly touching but not piercing the skin, and not breathing; the needles were kept for 20 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-08-01
• Primary completion: 2027-07-31
• Completion: 2027-07-31
• First posted: 2022-07-15
• Last updated: 2022-07-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China