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Not Yet RecruitingNCT07183813

Acupuncture for Anxiety/Depression in Patients With Breast Cancer

Effects of Acupuncture for Anxiety and/or Depression Among Patients With Breast Cancer

Sponsor: Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
Sex: Female
Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects and safety of acupuncture on anxiety and/or depression among patients with breast cancer.

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Electroacupuncture group	The needles will be inserted to 15-40mm in acupoints through adhesive pads. Needles will be lifted, thrusted and twirled gently for 3 times to achieve deqi sensation and manipulated every ten minutes during 30-minute maintenance. The electronic acupuncture apparatus will be connected to the bileteral Taiyang, Anmian and Baihui, with a continuous wave of 2 Hertz (Hz) and an electric current of 1-3 milliampere (mA). Participants receive acupuncture treatment three times a week in the first two weeks and twice a week in the last six weeks.
DEVICE	Sham electroacupuncture	The needle will be inserted to 2-3mm in Bai Hui acupoint. For the remaining acupoints, needles will be inserted into the pad till reaching but without penetrating the skin. Needles will be lifted, thrusted and twirled gently for 3 times to simulate the effects of the needle tip penetrating the skin. The electronic acupuncture apparatus will be connected to the Baihui acupoint, Shang Yin Tang acupoint, and bilateral An Mian acupoints, with a continuous wave of 2 Hertz (Hz) and an electric current of 0.1-0.3 mA. In about 3-5 seconds, the electric current will be turned down. Participants receive acupuncture treatment three times a week in the first two weeks and twice a week in the last six weeks.

1 site across 1 country: China

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