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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610000720011
ACTRN12610000720011
Completed
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Acupuncture compared to placebo acupuncture and a wait list control for women with post breast cancer fatigue.

niversity of Western Sydney0 sites48 target enrollmentAugust 31, 2010

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Post-treatment fatigue in women with breast cancer
Sponsor
niversity of Western Sydney
Enrollment
48
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 31, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Western Sydney

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Women with a diagnosis of breast cancer, and a score of four or greater on the Brief fatigue inventory (BFI), completed cytotoxic chemotherapy at least one month previously, and the ability to provide informed written consent. The fatigue has to be associated with cancer treatment (experienced only since receiving treatment for breast cancer) and not general fatigue.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Women with severe anaemia defined as haemoglobin less than 9 g/dL or active treatment for anaemia, anticipated survival less than three months, no scheduled chemotherapy or radiotherapy during the study, fatigue prior to cancer diagnosis, or concurrent use of acupuncture.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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