Clinical trial · Interventional
A Pilot Trial to Assess the Impact of Acupuncture on Post-mastectomy Pain, Nausea, Anxiety and Ability to Cope
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of Acupuncture on Post-mastectomy Pain, Nausea, Anxiety and Ability to Cope.
NCT02122796CI-TRIAL-00032311completedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.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)
The purpose of the study is to compare the effect of acupuncture to the standard of care (control group) on pain, nausea, anxiety, ability to cope, costs and length of hospital stay in post-mastectomy patients at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Acupuncture
- description
- Two sessions of acupuncture, at least twelve hours apart, post-mastectomy.
- interventionNames
- Other: Acupuncture
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Standard of Care
- description
- Standard of care post-mastectomy.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Number of Patients Eligible Compared to the Number Approached and Enrolled
- timeFrame
- One year
- description
- Feasibility will be measured by the number of patients eligible for enrollment, the number approached, the number consented, and the final sample with completed data. The study population will be described in terms of demographics and background characteristics collected on the enrollment questionnaire.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women * 18 years or older * Undergoing mastectomy surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking * Pregnant * Also undergoing an oophorectomy, TRAM or Latissimus flap surgery
References
Publications (0)
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