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An Acupuncture Study for Cancer Survivors With Joint Pain

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Start Date

1/31/2025

Completion Date

6/30/2028

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see whether acupuncture is a practical (feasible) treatment for cancer survivors with joint pain.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to No maximum

Inclusion Criteria: * English- or Spanish-speaking adults * Non white or Hispanic women with a prior cancer diagnosis * Stable oncological disease or no evidence oncological of disease per clinical documentation or clinician assessment * Worst pain rated ≥4 on a 0-10 scale in the preceding week * ≥15 days with pain in the past 30 days * Pain lasting ≥1 month * Willing and able to complete questionnaires and other study activities * Willing and able to provide informed consent for the trial Exclusion Criteria: * Completed active treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, transplantation) \<4 weeks prior to study * Maintenance therapies are allowed * Pain attributed to inflammatory arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, gout) * Other non-musculoskeletal pain syndromes (eg, headache, visceral abdominal pain, neuropathic pain) can be present as comorbid conditions if the patient reports musculoskeletal pain as the primary source of pain * Procedures involving affected joints within the last month or planned in the next 14 weeks * Acupuncture use for pain in the past three months * Implanted electronic device (e.g., pacemaker)

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

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Conditions

Cancer Survivor

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activites)

New York, New York 10065

United States

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Richmond Hill, New York 11418

United States