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Acupuncture Pilot Study for Cancer-related Cognitive Function

NCT04007770 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2026-05-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is being done to explore whether acupuncture can improve cognitive difficulties in patients diagnosed with cancer.

Conditions

  • Stage II Gynecologic Cancer
  • Stage I Breast Cancer
  • Stage II Breast Cancer
  • Stage III Breast Cancer
  • Stage I Colorectal Cancer
  • Stage II Colorectal Cancer
  • Stage III Colorectal Cancer
  • Gynecologic Cancer
  • Stage I Gynecologic Cancer
  • Stage III Gynecologic Cancer
  • Stage I Prostate Cancer
  • Stage II Prostate Cancer
  • Stage III Prostate Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

10 treatments of acupuncture over the course of 10 weeks with a +/- 7 day window

OTHER

Sham Acupuncture

10 treatments of sham acupuncture over the course of 10 weeks with a +/- 7 day window. After the 16-week study concludes patients in this group will have the option of receiving up to 10 sessions of real acupuncture; however, these sessions must be completed within 6 months of study conclusion.

OTHER

16 week waiting period + optional Acupuncture

Optional real acupuncture after 16 weeks waiting period. This arm is Closed to accrual.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jun Mao, MD, MSCE · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-01
Primary Completion
2026-07-31
Completion
2026-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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