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An Acupuncture Study for Prostate Cancer Survivors With Urinary Issues

NCT05540392 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-10-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test whether acupuncture can improve nocturia in prostate cancer survivors. This is the first time acupuncture is being studied for nocturia in prostate cancer survivors. Researchers will see if acupuncture is a practical treatment option for prostate cancer survivors with nocturia. The study will also look at the effect acupuncture has on nocturia and other symptoms prostate cancer survivors experience such as insomnia, hot flashes, anxiety, depression, tiredness (fatigue), sexual dysfunction, and cognitive (mental) difficulties.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

10 treatments of acupuncture over the course of 10 weeks

OTHER

Waitlist Control

The waitlist control group will not receive any acupuncture treatments during the 14-week waiting period. Patients in waitlist control group will have the option to receive up to 10 acupuncture treatments after a 14-week waiting period.

OTHER

Questionnaires

Patients will complete Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO)

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin Liou, MD · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-09
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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