Acupuncture for Shortness of Breath in Cancer Patients

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms

Treatments: Procedure: Acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT00067691

R21AT001029-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture is effective in relieving shortness of breath among breast and lung cancer patients.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of local or metastatic breast or lung cancer
• Shortness of breath with onset after cancer diagnosis
• Life expectancy of at least 4 weeks

Exclusion criteria

• Prior acupuncture
• Other conditions suspected of causing shortness of breath, such as congestive heart failure, sarcoid disease, pneumonia, or obesity
• No chest wall deformity
• Neuromuscular disorders
• Pulmonary vascular disease
• Anemia
• Uncontrolled pain or infection
• Heart valve dysfunction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind