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Clinical efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of osteoarthralgia caused by aromatase inhibitors in breast cancer

Not Applicable
Conditions
Osteoarthralgia due to aromatase inhibitors in breast cancer
Registration Number
ITMCTR2200006739
Lead Sponsor
Beijing Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

(1) Patients with histopathological confirmed (stage I-III) primary breast cancer, immunohistochemistry showing estrogen receptor and/or progesterone receptor positive; (2) be between 35 and 75 years old; (3) No metastasis to other locations occurred after breast cancer surgery, and systemic symptoms have recovered from the side effects of surgery and the reaction of radiotherapy and chemotherapy; (4) Have been taking aromatase inhibitors for more than 30 days and plan to continue to use them for at least 1 year; (5) Single or multiple bone and joint pain symptoms, and the most severe pain item (BPI-WP) score in the Abbreviated Pain Scale (BPI) is greater than 3 points; (6) Those who voluntarily sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Currently receiving other topical analgesics; (2) Those suffering from autoimmune diseases and other non-AIs-induced joint pain; (3) Combining severe primary diseases such as liver, kidney, hematopoietic system, opioid Analgesics, sedative-hypnotics and alcohol abuse history; (4) patients with severe acupuncture intolerance; (5) pregnant and lactating women; (6) patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer; (7) ) received acupuncture and closed treatment in the last 3 months; (8) patients who were unable to participate in the follow-up and were unable to participate in the six-month follow-up; (9) are currently participating in other clinical trials related to AIA.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in scores for the Brief Pain Scale (BPI) Most Severe Pain Item (BPI-WP) after 6 weeks of treatment; Mechanistic inflammatory indicators: changes in the content of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1ß, IL-6, TNF-a) after 6 weeks of treatment.;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain indicators; Quality of life indicators;
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