Breast Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
To assess the efficacy of acupuncture treatment in reducing symptoms of anxiety in women recently diagnosed with cancer. • To assess the efficacy of acupuncture treatment on improving perceived quality of life in women recently diagnosed with cancer.
Detailed description
This is a feasibility study of acupuncture for anxiety reduction in women with breast cancer. Ten patients will be recruited at the UNM Cancer Research Treatment Center via the Breast Clinic and screened for anxiety. Treatment will consist of 10 acupuncture sessions over 5 weeks. Measures (Hopkins Symptom Checklist, Sheehan Disability Index) will be administered and analyzed for treatment effect on scores.
Interventions
PROCEDUREAccupuncture
Sponsors
University of New Mexico
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Woman age 18 years or older excluding the need for parental/guardian permission. * Histologic diagnosis of breast cancer. * Having a minimum anxiety score of 1.75 on the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL) with sufficient English language proficiency for the investigators to make this determination. * Able to give informed consent. * Willingness to participate in the study and receive 10 acupuncture treatments in 5 weeks. * Ability to fill out questionnaires and communicate with the research staff
Exclusion criteria
* Males with breast cancer * Psychoses or a major personality disorder * Current use of opiates,
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed