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Men With Prostate Cancer: Optimizing Wellness by Enhanced Relief From Hot Flashes With Acupuncture

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyMaleInova Health Care Services
NCT07335224 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States. Many men with prostate cancer are treated with hormone therapy, also called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). While this treatment is effective, it often causes bothersome side effects such as hot flashes, poor sleep, fatigue, and other physical and emotional symptoms. There is currently no standard treatment to help manage these side effects in men. Acupuncture is a non-drug treatment that has been shown to help reduce hot flashes and related symptoms in women receiving hormone therapy for breast cancer. However, much less is known about whether acupuncture is helpful for men receiving hormone therapy for prostate cancer. This study will test whether an acupuncture program, combined with usual lifestyle education, is feasible and acceptable for men undergoing ADT. The study will also explore whether acupuncture

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Male * At least 18 years of age * Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of prostate of any stage I-IV * Undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and/or androgen receptor pathway inhibitors * Experiencing moderate to severe daily interference from hot flashes, as indicated by the Hot Flash Related Daily Interference Scale (score≥4) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1 * Able to read, understand, and provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe or uncontrolled concurrent disease, infection or co-morbidity that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for enrollment * Known hypersensitivity to the acupuncture needles * Any condition that in the opinion of the Investigator would impair the patients' ability to comply with the study procedures * Unable to comply with study requirements * Use of acupuncture for hot flashes within 6 months prior to enrollment
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What it tests

  • Acupuncture
  • Lifestyle Management
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Where

1 site
Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Fairfax, United States
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