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Acupuncture for Shortness of Breath in Cancer Patients

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00067691

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture is effective in relieving shortness of breath among breast and lung cancer patients.

Condition	Intervention
Lung Neoplasms Breast Neoplasms	Procedure: Acupuncture

Genetics Home Reference related topics:

breast cancer

MedlinePlus related topics:

Acupuncture Breast Cancer Breathing Problems Cancer Lung Cancer

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Official Title:	Acupuncture for Shortness of Breath in Cancer Patients

Further study details as provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Estimated Enrollment:	40
Study Start Date:	November 2001
Estimated Study Completion Date:	November 2003

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of local or metastatic breast or lung cancer
Shortness of breath with onset after cancer diagnosis
Life expectancy of at least 4 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

Prior acupuncture
Other conditions suspected of causing shortness of breath, such as congestive heart failure, sarcoid disease, pneumonia, or obesity
No chest wall deformity
Neuromuscular disorders
Pulmonary vascular disease
Anemia
Uncontrolled pain or infection
Heart valve dysfunction

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00067691

Locations


United States, New York
	Memorial Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
	New York, New York, United States, 10021

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	R21 AT001029-01
First Received:	August 25, 2003
Last Updated:	August 16, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00067691
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Lung cancer

Breast cancer

Shortness of breath

Dyspnea

Metastasis

Breathlessness

Acupuncture

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Thoracic Neoplasms

Signs and Symptoms

Respiratory Tract Diseases

Skin Diseases

Lung Neoplasms

Lung Diseases

Respiration Disorders

Neoplasm Metastasis

Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory

Breast Neoplasms

Dyspnea

Breast Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Respiratory Tract Neoplasms

Neoplasms

Neoplasms by Site

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 20, 2008