Improving Fatigue: A Pilot Study of Acupuncture and Patient Education for Breast Cancer Survivors
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Breast Cancer, Other Indications |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 65 |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | March 2008 |
| End Date: | March 2009 |
| Contact: | Ka-Kit Hui, M.D. |
| Email: | khui@mednet.ucla.edu |
| Phone: | (310) 794-0712 |
Based on our clinical experience in patients with chronic disease (Hui, Hui, and Johnston,
2006; Hays et al 2005), a review of the literature (Johnston, Xiao and Hui 2007), and
inspired by Vickers and colleagues (PMID: 15117996), we carry out a pilot study that
investigates if acupuncture combined with patient education will relieve fatigue in patients
who have completed primary treatment for breast cancer.
2006; Hays et al 2005), a review of the literature (Johnston, Xiao and Hui 2007), and
inspired by Vickers and colleagues (PMID: 15117996), we carry out a pilot study that
investigates if acupuncture combined with patient education will relieve fatigue in patients
who have completed primary treatment for breast cancer.
Patients will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups. Our hypothesis is that patients
in the acupuncture/education group will experience greater relief of fatigue than those in
the standard care group.
in the acupuncture/education group will experience greater relief of fatigue than those in
the standard care group.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Patient is between 18 and 65 years of age
2. Patient has a rounded Brief Fatigue Inventory score of 4 or greater
3. Patient is in a stable clinical condition
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Severe anemia (hemoglobin level less than 9 g/dL, hematocrit level less than 30,
decline in hemoglobin of 2 g/dL in the previous month, or active treatment for
anemia)
2. Karnofsky Performance Status below 70
3. Acupuncture treatment in the previous 6 months
4. Fatigue before cancer diagnosis
5. Patient is mentally incapacitated or unfit to provide informed consent or participate
in an interview
6. Patient has the potential for serious bleeding due to inherited diseases such as
hemophilia
7. Patient is taking medications that are either fatigue-inducing or have sedating
properties
8. Patient is unavailable by telephone
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