ArticleContemporary clinical trials2024
Feasibility of implementing acupuncture in medically underserved breast cancer survivors (FAB): A protocol.
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- Changes in Glutathione Metabolites and Reactive Oxygen Species from Baseline to Post-Treatment in Breast Cancer Survivors with Psychoneurological Symptoms Receiving Acupuncture.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
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- Using Serum Metabolomic Signatures to Investigate Effects of Acupuncture on Pain-Fatigue-Sleep Disturbance in Breast Cancer Survivors.Metabolites · 2024Article
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Abstract
Nearly 94% of breast cancer survivors experience one or more symptoms or side effects during or after endocrine therapy. Joint pain, hot flashes, sleep disturbance, fatigue, depression, and anxiety are the most common concurrent symptoms, some of which can persist for 5 to 10 years. Acupuncture is a holistic modality that addresses multiple symptoms and side effects in a single therapy. Acupuncture has not yet been investigated for its effectiveness in treating the multiple symptoms experienced by breast cancer survivors receiving endocrine therapy. Medically underserved breast cancer survivors typically have limited access to acupuncture. The barriers limiting access to acupuncture need to be removed to enable equal access to breast cancer survivors for this evidence-based treatment. Thus, we developed a randomized controlled trial with a 5-week acupuncture intervention versus usual care for medically underserved breast cancer survivors. Mixed methods (semi-structured interviews, surveys, study notes) will be used to obtain in-depth understanding of barriers and facilitators for eventual implementation of the acupuncture intervention. This study will facilitate the widespread implementation, dissemination, and sustained utilization of acupuncture for symptom management among medically underserved breast cancer survivors receiving endocrine therapy.
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