Acupuncture for Shortness of Breath in Cancer Patients

This study has been completed.

First Received: August 25, 2003 Last Updated: August 16, 2006 History of Changes

Sponsor:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Collaborator:	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

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

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetics Home Reference related topics: breast cancer

MedlinePlus related topics: Acupuncture Breast Cancer Breathing Problems Cancer Lung Cancer

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

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

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

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	R21 AT001029-01
Study First Received:	August 25, 2003
Last Updated:	August 16, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00067691 History of Changes
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

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Thoracic Neoplasms
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Skin Diseases
Respiration Disorders
Breast Neoplasms
Signs and Symptoms
Neoplasms

Neoplasms by Site
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Neoplasms
Lung Diseases
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
Dyspnea
Breast Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 09, 2009