Acupuncture in the Management of Post Operative Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients

Legacy Health System

Status

Completed

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Treatments

Procedure: Sham Acupuncture

Other: Patient to receive standard care without Acupuncture or Sham Acupuncture.

Procedure: Acupuncture

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00419822

BCA-TCM-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is for the woman who will have axillary (armpit) surgery as part of their breast cancer treatment. The purpose of this project is to evaluate if acupuncture is helpful to control pain and improve range of motion (arm movement). Another goal is to find out if women have an improvement in their quality of life. This study is being done in collaboration with the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM).

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

Female

Ages

21+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Female subjects
Expected survival at least 6 months or greater
Has had surgery with axillary dissection
Greater than 6 nodes removed during surgery
Greater than 21 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Previous mastectomy
Double mastectomy at the time of current axillary surgery
Any diagnoses of autoimmune disease
Pregnant or lactating women
Unable to provide written informed consent
Suspected or diagnosed fibromyalgia
Previous shoulder injuries for the specific arm that will undergo axillary dissection
Known or suspected drug or alcohol abuse as determined by the investigator
Decreased range of motion (ROM) as evidenced on standard preoperative exam
Previous acupuncture (lifetime)