Researching the Implementation of Acupuncture for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Diverse Underserved Cancer Survivors (ReIMAGINE)
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 4
- Primary Endpoint
- Study feasibility as measured by rates of enrollment
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see whether acupuncture is a practical (feasible) treatment for cancer survivors with joint pain.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •English- or Spanish-speaking adults
- •Non white or Hispanic women with a prior cancer diagnosis
- •Stable oncological disease or no evidence oncological of disease per clinical documentation or clinician assessment
- •Worst pain rated ≥4 on a 0-10 scale in the preceding week
- •≥15 days with pain in the past 30 days
- •Pain lasting ≥1 month
- •Willing and able to complete questionnaires and other study activities
- •Willing and able to provide informed consent for the trial
Exclusion Criteria
- •Completed active treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, transplantation) <4 weeks prior to study
- •Maintenance therapies are allowed
- •Pain attributed to inflammatory arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, gout)
- •Other non-musculoskeletal pain syndromes (eg, headache, visceral abdominal pain, neuropathic pain) can be present as comorbid conditions if the patient reports musculoskeletal pain as the primary source of pain
- •Procedures involving affected joints within the last month or planned in the next 14 weeks
- •Acupuncture use for pain in the past three months
- •Implanted electronic device (e.g., pacemaker)
Arms & Interventions
Acupuncture
Participants will receive 10 weekly acupuncture treatments over 10 weeks.
Intervention: Acupuncture (Procedure)
Usual Care
Participants will receive standard medical care, including pain medications and other treatments
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Study feasibility as measured by rates of enrollment
Time Frame: 1 year
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of studying an acupuncture intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain in racially/ethnically diverse, community-based cancer survivors.
Study feasibility as measured by rates of enrollment
Time Frame: 1 year
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of studying an acupuncture intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain in racially/ethnically diverse, community-based cancer survivors.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported