NCT05510700

Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment for Breast Cancer-associated Insomnia

Acupuncture for Breast Cancer-related Insomnia : a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 264 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Yin Ping · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Through a scientific and standardized multicenter, randomized, and controlled study method, the investigators evaluated the clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of breast cancer-related insomnia, with a view to providing a reliable theoretical basis for the treatment of breast cancer-related insomnia with acupuncture.

Detailed description

Insomnia associated with breast cancer is one of the most common symptoms among breast cancer patients, which seriously affects the life quality of breast cancer patients. Therefore, how to better improve their life quality and insomnia symptoms is of important clinical significance. Previous studies have shown that acupuncture may be beneficial for improving sleep disorders in cancer patients. However, the available clinical evidence is mixed, and clinical studies on acupuncture for breast cancer-associated insomnia lack well-designed, high-quality clinical evidence. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture for breast cancer-associated insomnia.

Conditions

• Breast Neoplasms
• Insomnia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Acupuncture	All acupuncture locations will be sterilized on a routine basis. As acupuncture needles are inserted, all points will be lifted, twisted, and stabbed to activate de qi, a sensation generally associated with acupuncture, including swelling, soreness, numbness, and heaviness.
DEVICE	Sham acupuncture	The placebo needles selected for this study are flat-tipped needles without a tip that cannot be pierced into the skin. Also, an external patch device will hold the needles in place and these needles are visually pierced into the skin. At the end of the treatment, the acupuncturist will press the acupuncture point with a dry cotton ball to allow the patient to feel the "needles" being pulled out.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-20
• Primary completion: 2025-02-01
• Completion: 2025-06-01
• First posted: 2022-08-22
• Last updated: 2025-05-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China