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Visualization of the Effect of Acupuncture on Brain Serotonin in Breast Cancer Survivors

NCT01018108 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 7

Last updated 2016-01-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: New imaging procedures, such as single photon emission computed tomography, may help in learning how acupuncture affects serotonin levels in the brain of breast cancer survivors. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the best way to visualize the effect of acupuncture on brain serotonin in breast cancer survivors.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography

Undergo single photon emission computed tomographt imaging

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture Therapy

Undergo acupuncture

OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary study

OTHER

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative Study

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jun Mao, MD · Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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