Clinical trial · Interventional
Treatment of Hot Flushes in Breast Cancer Patients With Acupuncture
- 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)
In a randomized 3-group clinical study acupuncture is used for the relief of menopausal hot flushes and sleep disturbances in women treated for breastcancer. The three groups consists of 35 women given acupuncture once a week five times and 35 women given shamacupuncture once a week five times and 35 women with no kind of treatment. Se-estradiol and endorphin is measured before and after the acupuncture. We want to state that acupuncture given five times once a week has a significant better effect on hot flushes and sleeping disturbances than shamacupuncture or no treatment at all. We also want to measure if there are any changes in se-estradiol and endorphine
Conditions
Conditions (2)
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 |
| Postmenopause | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| acupuncture | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Sham acupuncture | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Real acupuncture
- interventionNames
- Device: acupuncture
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Sham acupuncture
- interventionNames
- Device: Sham acupuncture
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- No intervention
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- using a hot flushes rating scale.
- timeFrame
- 12 weeks
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 35 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women older than 35 years treated for breastcancer having hot flushes and sleeping disturbances.It is not allowed to take estrogen as tablets or plaster. Exclusion Criteria: * Failing to give consent * Any use of estrogen as tablets or plaster
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDBokmand S, Flyger H. Acupuncture relieves menopausal discomfort in breast cancer patients: a prospective, double blinded, randomized study. Breast. 2013 Jun;22(3):320-3. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2012.07.015. Epub 2012 Aug 18. PMID 22906948