Breast Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Electroacupuncture Group:Electroacupuncture + Usual care
Auricular Acupressure Group:Auricular Acupressure + Usual care
Sponsors
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Aged 18–70 years;? 2) Patients with breast cancer confirmed by pathology or cytology;? 3) Joint Pain(including local or systemic joint pain) caused by endocrine therapy with a duration of at least 1 week;? 4) Endocrine therapy regimen required to continue for at least 1 year;? 5) In the past week the patient reported that the worst Joint Pain intensity was =3 points on the VAS;? 6) Life expectancy =1 year;? 7) Voluntary signing of the informed consent form by the patient or legal representative.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Excluding pain caused by bone cancer or bone metastases;? 2) Excluding a history of fracture or surgery involving the affected joint within 6 months;? 3) Excluding patients with implanted electronic medical devices;? 4) Excluding patients unsuitable for acupuncture including those with hemorrhagic tendency (e.g. coagulation dysfunction purpura) and local damage at acupoints.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Brief Pain Inventory -worst pain; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Brief Pain Inventory -Pain Interference;Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Endocrine Subscale;Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System - Global Health;EuroQol Five Dimensions Questionnaire;Acupuncture expectancy;Quality Assessment Questionnaire; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLi Li
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed