None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Medical Device, Others : Moxibustion therapy: Conical shaped moxibustion (approximately 2 cm of diameter in the base side and 1.5 cm of height), made of mugwort, will be applied on the 6 to 10 acupoin
Sponsors
Kyung Hee University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Female, aged 45 to 65, who have missed menstrual periods in a row for at least 1 year (amenorrhea) or is showing 45mIU/mL or higher of serum follicle-stimulating hormone 2) Estrogen receptor positive breast cancer patients of stage I to III, who have completed surgical procedures, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy and planned no more active treatments 3) Patients who have been taking the 3rd generation aromatase inhibitors (anastrozole, letrozole, etc.) for 3 months or more and plan to continue the oral administration while participating in this study 4) Patients who are complaining arthralgia in one or more joints, newly developed after the administration of the aromatase inhibitors 5) 4 points or higher of the maximum pain level, assessed with Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form at screening assessment 6) Volunteers who signed the informed consent forms
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Primary/metastatic residual cancer or recurrent cancer 2) History of fracture or surgery in the joints where the pain exists within 3 months 3) History of moxibustion therapy in the joints with aromatase inhibitor-induced arthralgia within 3 months 4) Present administration of steroid/narcotic analgesics 5) History of allergy to moxibustion or keloid, presence of skin diseases on body parts for moxibustion therapy 6) Refusal to therapy due to moxibustion fear 7) Participation in another clinical study within 1 month 8) Any other inappropriate reasons to participate in the study, judged by the investigators
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Brief Pain Inventory – Short Form (BPI-SF) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Beck Depression Inventory (BDI);Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory-Short Form (MFSI-SF);Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Breast (FACT-B);Amounts of acetaminophen administration;Institute for Medical Technology Assessment Productivity Cost Questionnaire;Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI);Cost survey;Adverse events;EuroQoL Five Dimensions questionnaire | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactDeok-Sang Hwang
Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center
Outcome results
None listed