Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:52 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2026-01-02 @ 2:37 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05613504
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2022-11-16
First Post:
2022-11-06
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Study of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Hot Flashes in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer.
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Organization:
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The higher scores mean a worse outcome.'}, {'measure': 'Change in acupuncture efficacy expectation assessment', 'timeFrame': 'Baseline, 8, 12，24 weeks later', 'description': 'Acupuncture efficacy expectation assessment scores will be assessed with acupuncture efficacy expectation assessment. The minimum value is 0 , and the maximum value is 20. The higher scores mean a better outcome.'}, {'measure': 'Change of functional connectivity of whole brain', 'timeFrame': 'Baseline, 8, 12，24 weeks later', 'description': 'Functional connectivity will be measured with magnetic resonance imaging based on blood oxygen level dependence.'}, {'measure': 'Change of metabolism of glucose in the brain', 'timeFrame': 'Baseline, 8, 12，24 weeks later', 'description': 'Accumulation of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose(18F-FDG) will be analyzed by time-related Positron emission tomography.'}, {'measure': 'Change of hot flash severity', 'timeFrame': 'Baseline, 8, 12，24 weeks later', 'description': 'Hot flash severity will be assessed with hot flash scores each week. There are four levels of severity： Mild: Duration: Less than five minutes. Symptoms: warmth, discomfort, flushing. Moderate: Duration: Up to fifteen minutes. Symptoms: warmth in head, neck, ears, or body; tense, tight muscles; clammy skin; change in heart rate or rhythm; light sweating; dry mouth.\n\nSevere: Duration: Up to twenty minutes. Symptoms: Fever, sometimes like a crucible or burning sensation; change in heart rate or rhythm; feeling faint; headache; heavy sweating.\n\nVery severe: Duration: Up to forty-five minutes. Symptoms: boiling heat; constant sweating; trouble breathing; feeling faint, dizzy; leg cramps or feeling cramps; change in heart rate; stomach upset.\n\nThe greater severity mean a worse outcome.'}], 'secondaryOutcomes': [{'measure': 'Change in sleep', 'timeFrame': 'Baseline, 8, 12，24 weeks later', 'description': 'Sleep scores will be assessed with Pittsburgh sleep quality index.The minimum value is 9, and the maximum value is 36. The higher scores mean a worse outcome.'}]}, 'oversightModule': {'isFdaRegulatedDrug': False, 'isFdaRegulatedDevice': False}, 'conditionsModule': {'keywords': ['breast cancer', 'Acupuncture', 'Integrated PET/MRI technology', 'Hot flashes'], 'conditions': ['Hot Flashes', 'Breast Cancer', 'Acupuncture']}, 'descriptionModule': {'briefSummary': 'This study intends to further evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture by comparing the intervention effects of different acupuncture treatment regimens on hot flashes in breast cancer ; and to explore the central effect regulation mechanism of acupuncture intervention on hot flashes based on integrated PET/MRI technology.', 'detailedDescription': 'This topic combines the theory of "unblocking the governor and warming the yang" with the important findings of modern research, that is, the important mechanism of the spine in the pathogenesis of breast cancer, and innovatively proposes the technique of unblocking the governor and treating the spine. Prospective clinical intervention research in rehabilitation, objectively evaluate the clinical efficacy, advantages and disadvantages of this technology, so as to effectively break through the current application dilemma of acupuncture and bone-setting manipulation in tumor diseases.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'FEMALE', 'stdAges': ['ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'maximumAge': '75 Years', 'minimumAge': '30 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': False, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Aged 30-75 years old;\n* Adjuvant hormone therapy (eg, tamoxifen and/or aromatase inhibitors) with or without ovarian function suppression has been administered for at least 4 weeks and is currently on treatment;\n* Patients with persistent hot flashes for at least 4 weeks and with a frequency of more than 14 hot flashes per week (2 times per day) in the week before inclusion in the study, the weekly average hot flash composite score is 3-4;\n* Patients after surgery and chemotherapy (if any);\n* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score of 0-1 points.\n* Sign the informed consent and participate in the clinical observation voluntarily.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Tumor metastases, undergoing chemoradiotherapy or planning surgery;\n* Pharmacological intervention for hot flashes with hot flash treatment drugs such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and/or anticonvulsants for at least 4 weeks prior to study initiation;\n* Patients receiving phytoestrogens, tibolone or analogs, verapril, or specific homeopathic medicines;\n* Started or changed adjuvant hormone therapy within the past week, or who planned to start or change adjuvant hormone therapy in the past 14 weeks, pregnant or breastfeeding patients;\n* Bleeding or coagulation disorders with obvious uncontrolled infection\n* Psychiatric illness or family history; neurological disorder or family history; seizure possibility or history of seizures.'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT05613504', 'briefTitle': 'Study of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Hot Flashes in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer.', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine'}, 'officialTitle': 'A Randomized Controlled Trial Study of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Hot Flashes in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer.', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': '2022JC-55-1'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'ACTIVE_COMPARATOR', 'label': 'Treatment group A', 'description': 'Treatment group A was given endocrine and acupuncture treatment for 8 weeks (24 times in total, 3 times a week); followed up for 16 weeks, no acupuncture treatment.', 'interventionNames': ['Other: Acupuncture treatment']}, {'type': 'SHAM_COMPARATOR', 'label': 'Treatment group B', 'description': 'Treatment group B was given endocrine and sham acupuncture treatment for 8 weeks, followed up for 16 weeks, no acupuncture during the period, and after 16 weeks, received standardized acupuncture for 8 weeks (24 times in total, 3 times a week).', 'interventionNames': ['Other: Sham acupuncture treatment']}, {'type': 'NO_INTERVENTION', 'label': 'control', 'description': 'The control group was given conventional adjuvant endocrine therapy, premenopausal patients received tamoxifen therapy, and postmenopausal patients received aromatase inhibitor or tamoxifen therapy.'}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'Acupuncture treatment', 'type': 'OTHER', 'description': 'Acupoint selection: 4 general points + syndrome differentiation acupoints (select or replace 2-4 acupoints according to symptom 1, select 1-2 acupoints according to symptom 2 and symptom 3), and adjust acupoints according to symptoms every week.\n\nFrequency: 3 times a week (once every other day) for a total of 8 weeks of continuous treatment.\n\nOperation: Use a one-time sterile acupuncture needle (0.30×40mm, Huatuo brand), insert the needle 0.5 inch along the anatomical position, level up and relieve the qi, and keep the needle for 20 minutes.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Treatment group A']}, {'name': 'Sham acupuncture treatment', 'type': 'OTHER', 'description': 'Acupoint selection: According to the selected acupoints of the electroacupuncture group, 5-7 positions were selected at the non-meridian and non-acupoint points(points with less nerve distribution, sparseness, and rich muscles).\n\nFrequency: 3 times a week (once every other day) for a total of 8 weeks of continuous treatment.\n\nOperation: ① Shallow needling scheme: use a disposable sterile acupuncture needle, insert the needle 0.2 inch, without twisting, and keep the needle for 20 minutes. ②Non-invasive acupuncture plan: choose a special comfort needle with no needle tip at the top of the needle, paste a disposable sterile foam pad on the non-acupoint, and use a disposable sterile flat head The acupuncture needles were pierced into the foam pad, lightly touching but not piercing the skin, and not breathing; the needles were kept for 20 minutes.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Treatment group B']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': '210029', 'city': 'Nanjing', 'state': 'Jiangsu', 'country': 'China', 'contacts': [{'name': 'Lijun Bai, PHD', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'bailijun@xjtu.edu.cn', 'phone': '0086-15129034948'}], 'facility': 'Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medcine', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 32.06167, 'lon': 118.77778}}], 'centralContacts': [{'name': 'Lijun Bai, phd', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'bailijun@xjtu.edu.cn', 'phone': '0086-15129034948'}], 'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'Lijun Bai', 'role': 'STUDY_DIRECTOR', 'affiliation': "Xi'an Jiaotong University"}]}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'collaborators': [{'name': "Xi'an Jiaotong University", 'class': 'OTHER'}, {'name': 'Hanzhong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine', 'class': 'UNKNOWN'}, {'name': "Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University", 'class': 'OTHER'}, {'name': 'Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing', 'class': 'OTHER'}], 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'investigatorTitle': 'Principal Investgator', 'investigatorFullName': 'Qianyan Liu', 'investigatorAffiliation': 'Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine'}}}}