Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT06472856
Vasomotor Symptom Alleviation Through Acupuncture in Patients With Prostate Cancer
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 12 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University College Cork · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
A pilot study to assess the acceptability and efficacy of acupuncture in alleviating vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes and night sweats) in Irish patients with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Acupuncture | Acupuncture will be given using single use sterile stainless steel 34 gauge (Japanese size: 0.20 X 30 mm) filoform needles. Skin will be swabbed with an alcohol prep pad before acupuncture is administered. Needles will be inserted 0.5 to 1.0 centimetres deep into the skin and gently manipulated to create the deqi sensation. No electrical stimulation will be used. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2024-08-30
- Primary completion
- 2025-02-01
- Completion
- 2025-10-07
- First posted
- 2024-06-25
- Last updated
- 2026-03-04
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Ireland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06472856. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.