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Trial Title:
Vasomotor Symptom Alleviation Through Acupuncture in Patients With Prostate Cancer
NCT ID:
NCT06472856
Condition:
Prostate Cancer
Conditions: Official terms:
Prostatic Neoplasms
Study type:
Interventional
Study phase:
N/A
Overall status:
Active, not recruiting
Study design:
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention model:
Single Group Assignment
Primary purpose:
Treatment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Intervention:
Intervention type:
Procedure
Intervention name:
Acupuncture
Description:
Acupuncture will be given using single use sterile stainless steel 34 gauge (Japanese
size: 0.20 X 30 mm) filoform needles. Skin will be swabbed with an alcohol prep pad
before acupuncture is administered. Needles will be inserted 0.5 to 1.0 centimetres deep
into the skin and gently manipulated to create the deqi sensation. No electrical
stimulation will be used.
Arm group label:
Acupuncture
Summary:
A pilot study to assess the acceptability and efficacy of acupuncture in alleviating
vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes and night sweats) in Irish patients with prostate cancer
receiving androgen deprivation therapy.
Criteria for eligibility:
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- All participants must have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of prostate cancer
and currently be treated with androgen deprivation therapy with or without
additional prostate cancer therapies.
- Patients under the care of a Medical Oncologist in either Bons Secours Hospital or
Cork University Hospital
- All participants must be experiencing moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms as
defined by a score of 4 or more on the Hot Flash Index.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients under 18.
- Patients with HFI scores below 4.
- Patients not currently being treated with androgen deprivation therapy.
- Patients with contraindications to acupuncture.
- Patients already receiving acupuncture for vasomotor symptoms.
- Patients unwilling to participate in the study.
Gender:
Male
Minimum age:
18 Years
Maximum age:
N/A
Healthy volunteers:
No
Locations:
Facility:
Name:
Bons Secours Hospital
Address:
City:
Cork
Country:
Ireland
Start date:
August 30, 2024
Completion date:
June 1, 2025
Lead sponsor:
Agency:
University College Cork
Agency class:
Other
Collaborator:
Agency:
Bon Secours Hospital, Cork
Agency class:
Other
Source:
University College Cork
Record processing date:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06472856
