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Acupuncture for Hot Flashes in Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer, a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT03783546 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2026-03-09

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Summary

This research study is evaluating acupuncture, a medical therapy in which hair-thin, stainless steel needles are shallowly inserted into specific points to help the body's natural healing process, as a possible treatment to reduce hot flashes.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a complementary therapy in which, hair-thin, sterile disposable needles are inserted into various spots on your skin, with the goal of affecting body's natural healing system

OTHER

Usual Care

the current standard of care with non-hormonal pharmacotherapy of western medicine

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Weidong Lu, PhD, MPH · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-15
Primary Completion
2022-01-31
Completion
2022-01-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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