Actively Recruiting
An Acupuncture Study for Cancer Survivors With Joint Pain
Led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Updated on 2025-10-10
60
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
178 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to see whether acupuncture is a practical (feasible) treatment for cancer survivors with joint pain.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
An Acupuncture Study for Cancer Survivors With Joint Pain
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- English- or Spanish-speaking adults
- Non-white or Hispanic women with a prior cancer diagnosis
- Stable oncological disease or no evidence of disease per clinical documentation or clinician assessment
- Worst pain rated 4 or higher on a 0-10 scale in the preceding week
- At least 15 days with pain in the past 30 days
- Pain lasting at least 1 month
- Willing and able to complete questionnaires and other study activities
- Willing and able to provide informed consent for the trial
You will not qualify if you...
- Completed active treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, transplantation) less than 4 weeks prior to study
- Maintenance therapies are allowed
- Pain attributed to inflammatory arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, gout)
- Other non-musculoskeletal pain syndromes (e.g., headache, visceral abdominal pain, neuropathic pain) can be present as comorbid conditions if musculoskeletal pain is the primary source
- 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)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activites)
New York, New York, United States, 10065
Actively Recruiting
2
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Richmond Hill, New York, United States, 11418
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Kevin Liou, MD
CONTACT
P
Pamela Drullinsky, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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