NCT06814977NARecruitingAccepts Healthy Volunteers
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
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