Clinical trial · Interventional
Acupuncture for Anxiety in Women With Breast Cancer: A Feasibility Study
NCT00322504CI-TRIAL-00002972completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
To assess the efficacy of acupuncture treatment in reducing symptoms of anxiety in women recently diagnosed with cancer. • To assess the efficacy of acupuncture treatment on improving perceived quality of life in women recently diagnosed with 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 (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accupuncture | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Woman age 18 years or older excluding the need for parental/guardian permission. * Histologic diagnosis of breast cancer. * Having a minimum anxiety score of 1.75 on the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL) with sufficient English language proficiency for the investigators to make this determination. * Able to give informed consent. * Willingness to participate in the study and receive 10 acupuncture treatments in 5 weeks. * Ability to fill out questionnaires and communicate with the research staff Exclusion Criteria: * Males with breast cancer * Psychoses or a major personality disorder * Current use of opiates,
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