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Acupuncture for Cancer Survivors with Joint Pain

This study is looking at whether acupuncture is a practical treatment for cancer survivors who have joint pain. You might be able to join if you are an adult cancer survivor, speak English or Spanish, and have experienced joint pain rated 4 or higher on a 0-10 scale for at least a month. The study aims to enroll 60 participants. The main goal is to see how easy it is to enroll people into the study over one year. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 60 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
What's involved
Participants will receive 10 weekly acupuncture treatments over 10 weeks. You will need to have stable or no evidence of oncological disease.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study's feasibility, including enrollment rates, will be measured at 1 year.

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NCT06814977

An Acupuncture Study for Cancer Survivors With Joint Pain

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
~60 participants
Updated 2025-10-10 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Acupuncture

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Study feasibility as measured by rates of enrollment
Measured over 1 year

Conditions

Cancer Survivor

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Where it's being run

2 sites across 1 states
New York2

Study leadership

  • Kevin Liou, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Who to contact

Kevin Liou, MD
[email protected]
646-608-8563
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

English- or Spanish-speaking adults
Non white or Hispanic women with a prior cancer diagnosis
Stable oncological disease or no evidence oncological of disease per clinical documentation or clinician assessment
Worst pain rated ≥4 on a 0-10 scale in the preceding week
≥15 days with pain in the past 30 days
Pain lasting ≥1 month
Willing and able to complete questionnaires and other study activities
Willing and able to provide informed consent for the trial

Exclusion

Completed active treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, transplantation) \<4 weeks prior to study
Maintenance therapies are allowed
Pain attributed to inflammatory arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, gout)
Other non-musculoskeletal pain syndromes (eg, headache, visceral abdominal pain, neuropathic pain) can be present as comorbid conditions if the patient reports musculoskeletal pain as the primary source of pain
Procedures involving affected joints within the last month or planned in the next 14 weeks
Acupuncture use for pain in the past three months
Implanted electronic device (e.g., pacemaker)

What this trial measures

  • Study feasibility as measured by rates of enrollment1 year

    The primary purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of studying an acupuncture intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain in racially/ethnically diverse, community-based cancer survivors.