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Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema

NCT02803736 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2016-11-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This multicenter placebo-controlled trial focuses on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture on breast-cancer related lymphedema. 200 participants will be recruited, and randomized in two groups: the real acupuncture group and the sham acupuncture group.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

acupuncture

Acupuncture involves the insertion of extremely thin needles through skin at strategic points on human body. Many Western practitioners view the acupuncture as a device to stimulate nerves, muscles and connective tissue, and believe that it can increases blood flow.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Liuzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Xiangcheng Wei · Guangxi Medical University Institutional Review Board

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-31
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-12-31

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