Efficacy of Acupuncture for Hot Flashes in Women Treated With Hormonal Therapy for Breast Cancer

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Interventions: Procedure: Sham acupuncture therapy; Procedure: Acupuncture

• Registration Number: NCT00209001
• Lead Sponsor: Emory University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if acupuncture is effective in relieving hot flashes in women treated with hormonal therapy for breast cancer.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to determine if acupuncture is effective in relieving hot flashes in women treated with hormonal therapy for breast cancer.

Hormonal therapy is one of the most common treatments for breast cancer in women. Unfortunately, many women on hormonal therapy suffer from hot flashes (the sudden sensation of heat throughout the face, neck and chest, with or without shivering and sweating). Many medicines have been used to treat hot flashes, but no single medication has been found to work reliably.

Acupuncture has been shown to be effective for many conditions in Western medicine specifically for dry mouth in people who have received radiation to their head and neck, as well as for hot flashes in women during menopause (the "change of life"). In this study, we are investigating whether acupuncture is effective for women suffering hot flashes that result from their treatment of breast cancer.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-07
• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-21
• Primary Completion: 2007-12
• Study Completion: 2007-12
• Status Verified: 2015-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-07-10
• Last Update Posted: 2015-07-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 7

Inclusion Criteria

• Female
• 18 years of age or older
• History of breast cancer who have received hormonal therapy
• Personal history of hot flashes
• Patients will be accepted if receiving therapy with traditional allopathic medicines if their hot flashes have persisted after two months

Exclusion Criteria

• Receiving therapy with traditional allopathic medicines for hot flashes

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sham acupuncture therapy	Sham acupuncture therapy	Sham acupuncture therapy
Acupuncture	Acupuncture	Acupuncture

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Define efficacy of acupuncture to points of the enhanced Ming Men technique for relief of hot flashes after hormonal therapy for breast cancer.	weekly evaluation up to 9 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Emory University Winship Cancer Institute; 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States