Clinical trial · Interventional
Efficacy of Acupuncture for Hot Flashes in Women Treated With Hormonal Therapy for Breast Cancer
NCT00209001CI-TRIAL-00018520terminatedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Principal investigator Peter Johnstone, MD relocated to another institution
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to determine if acupuncture is effective in relieving hot flashes in women treated with hormonal therapy for breast cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Sham acupuncture therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Sham acupuncture therapy
- description
- Sham acupuncture therapy
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Sham acupuncture therapy
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Acupuncture
- description
- Acupuncture
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Acupuncture
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Observation
- description
- Observation
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Female * 18 years of age or older * History of breast cancer who have received hormonal therapy * Personal history of hot flashes * Patients will be accepted if receiving therapy with traditional allopathic medicines if their hot flashes have persisted after two months Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving therapy with traditional allopathic medicines for hot flashes
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
No reference posted for this study.