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Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Post-Mastectomy Patients With Tissue Expanders

NCT02639611 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2016-08-03

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Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in shoulder tightness, chest tightness, and general pain related to post-mastectomy reconstructive surgery with tissue expansion in women who are randomized to receive acupuncture treatment immediately after surgery (twice a week for 6 weeks) compared to those who are randomized to no acupuncture treatment for 6 weeks, but offered acupuncture at the end of the 6 week study period.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Immediate Post Operative Acupuncture Treatment

acupuncture treatment immediately after surgery (twice a week for 6 weeks)

OTHER

No Acupuncture Treatment

no acupuncture treatment for 6 weeks, but offered acupuncture at the end of the 6 week study period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Freya Schnabel, MD · New York University Medical School

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
79 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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