A Pilot Trial to Assess the Impact of Acupuncture on Post-mastectomy Pain, Nausea, Anxiety and Ability to Cope
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cosmetic |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Dermatology / Plastic Surgery, Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | June 2014 |
| End Date: | January 2016 |
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of Acupuncture on Post-mastectomy Pain, Nausea, Anxiety and Ability to Cope.
The purpose of the study is to compare the effect of acupuncture to the standard of care
(control group) on pain, nausea, anxiety, ability to cope, costs and length of hospital stay
in post-mastectomy patients at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.
(control group) on pain, nausea, anxiety, ability to cope, costs and length of hospital stay
in post-mastectomy patients at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.
About 40 subjects will be participating in this study. Following qualification for the study,
participants will be randomly assigned by chance to receive either acupuncture or to receive
the standard of care without an integrative medicine session.
- One group will receive acupuncture after surgery. Acupuncture involves inserting thin,
sterile needles at certain points on your body.
- The other group will receive the standard of care without an acupuncture session.
Before surgery participants will complete a demographics questionnaire. After surgery,
participants will be visited in their hospital room by either an acupuncturist or another
member of the research team. For those assigned to the acupuncture group, participants will
receive up to two sessions of acupuncture, at least twelve hours apart. For those assigned to
the control group, a research team member will visit the participant in their room up to two
times, at least twelve hours apart. During those visits, participants will be asked about
pain, nausea, anxiety, and ability to cope at the beginning and end of each treatment or
visit.
Additional information will be gathered from participants hospital charts, such as the type
of surgery that was performed, length of hospital stay, and the costs associated with the
hospital stay.
participants will be randomly assigned by chance to receive either acupuncture or to receive
the standard of care without an integrative medicine session.
- One group will receive acupuncture after surgery. Acupuncture involves inserting thin,
sterile needles at certain points on your body.
- The other group will receive the standard of care without an acupuncture session.
Before surgery participants will complete a demographics questionnaire. After surgery,
participants will be visited in their hospital room by either an acupuncturist or another
member of the research team. For those assigned to the acupuncture group, participants will
receive up to two sessions of acupuncture, at least twelve hours apart. For those assigned to
the control group, a research team member will visit the participant in their room up to two
times, at least twelve hours apart. During those visits, participants will be asked about
pain, nausea, anxiety, and ability to cope at the beginning and end of each treatment or
visit.
Additional information will be gathered from participants hospital charts, such as the type
of surgery that was performed, length of hospital stay, and the costs associated with the
hospital stay.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women
- 18 years or older
- Undergoing mastectomy surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-English speaking
- Pregnant
- Also undergoing an oophorectomy, TRAM or Latissimus flap surgery
We found this trial at
1
site
800 E 28th St
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407
(612) 863-4000
Principal Investigator: Jessica Quinlan-Woodward, RN, BSN
Phone: 612-863-9707
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