Clinical trial · Interventional
Acupressure for Pain and Opioid Use Among Breast Cancer Patients
Acupressure for Preventing Post-Operative Pain and Opioid Use Among Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Surgery
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Difficulty recruiting and retaining participants
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study seeks to determine the feasibility of recruiting and training participants in self-acupressure, for women undergoing primary breast cancer surgery or delayed reconstruction surgery. The study seeks to determine also if self-acupressure is effective in reducing the need for opioids post-surgery and the effects on other life factors.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
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 |
| Chronic Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Fatigue | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-administered acupressure | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Self-administered acupressure
- description
- Acupressure administered by participant self-taught from computer application
- interventionNames
- Other: Self-administered acupressure
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Usual care
- description
- Usual care
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Feasibility of recruitment for self-acupressure: Measure screening to on-study ratio of participants
- timeFrame
- 14 days
- description
- Measure screening to on-study ratio of participants from Screening to Baseline
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of breast cancer stage 0 to III; 2. Planned unilateral or bilateral mastectomy or planned delayed breast reconstruction surgery within 24 months following unilateral or bilateral mastectomy; 3. For delayed breast reconstruction patients only: apparently cancer free at time of delayed reconstruction; 4. No planned new interventions for pain the two weeks prior to surgery; 5. Able to self-administer treatment at the specified points. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Medically unstable (e.g. uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.); 2. For delayed breast reconstruction only: taking aromatase inhibitors which could confound surgical and chronic pain measurements; 3. Have a diagnosis of untreated mood disorder, e.g., bipolar or major depressive disorder; 4. Unwilling to maintain stable does of allowed chronic pain medications (e.g. NSAIDS, benzodiazepines, SSRIs and SNRIs); 5. Pregnant, those planning a pregnancy, or lactating mothers; 6. Any medical condition or treatment factor that the study team feels would either compromise the data acquired or introduce a potential safety concern. 7. Unable to give consent; 8. Acupuncture or acupressure receipt in past year
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