A Phase 3 interventional study of Acupuncture and Placebo Acupuncture in Fatigue, sponsored by Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. Status unknown at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 64 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-10-26.
Sponsored by Alta Bates Summit Medical Center · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
This is a randomized, placebo controlled study in cancer patients reporting fatigue persisting for at least two months following completion of chemotherapy. Subjects will receive 6 weeks of either acupuncture or placebo treatment as a means of evaluating whether acupuncture reduces chronic fatigue after chemotherapy.
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This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 54 across 1,440 interventional studies indexed under Fatigue.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Acupuncture
Procedure: Acupuncture
Placebo Acupuncture
Procedure: Placebo Acupuncture
Subjects will receive acupuncture weekly for six weeks. Subjects will complete a Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) questionnaire, a Functional Assessment of Cancer Treatment scale (FACT-G), and a Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS) at week 7. The BFI and FACT-G will be repeated at week 8. At the end of the study, subjects will be asked to state whether they thought they were on true or placebo acupuncture and why.
Subjects will receive placebo acupuncture weekly for six weeks. During the placebo phase, placebo acupuncture needles will be applied a few mm away from the required points. The placebo acupuncture needle is a blunt tipped needle that moves up inside its handle. When it is pressed against the skin, the subject feels a slight prick and sees the handle of the needle moving towards the skin as if the needle has been inserted. Subjects will complete a BFI, a FACT-G, and a HADS at week 7. The BFI and FACT-G will be repeated at week 8. At the end of the study, subjects will be asked to state whether they thought they were on true or placebo acupuncture and why. Subjects in the placebo group will be given the option to receive true acupuncture.
To determine whether acupuncture reduces chronic fatigue after chemotherapy more effectively than placebo
Time frame: six weeks
To examine the long term effects of acupuncture treatment on fatigue
Time frame: six months
To examine predictors of response to acupuncture treatment in terms of baseline symptoms, hemoglobin, age, sex, time since chemotherapy, and concurrent treatment
Time frame: six months
To examine the effect of acupuncture on levels of physical activity and quality of life
Time frame: six months
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