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Managing Pain and Symptom Burden Caused by Chemotherapy in People With Myeloma or Lymphoma
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out whether acupuncture treatments can reduce the need for opioid medication when managing pain caused by chemotherapy. The study will compare the effects of adding acupuncture to usual pain management with those of usual pain management alone, in reducing opioid use by relieving pain. Researchers also want to find out more about the effects of acupuncture treatments on other symptoms caused by cancer treatments and quality of life.
Official title: Opioid-Sparing Pain Treatment In Myeloma And Lymphoma Patients Undergoing High-Dose Chemotherapy (OPTIMAL-HiChemo): Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
299
Start Date
2020-06-30
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2025-10-20
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Acupuncture
Acupuncture treatments will be scheduled to cover the period of high symptom burden. Acupuncture will start on Day 0 and continue once daily to Day 15, as long as the patient is inpatient or comes to the clinic for post-transplantation follow-up. Electrical stimulation (e-acupuncture) may be applied to the ST36 and SP6 points when appropriate as per standard acupuncture practice.
opioid
All study patients will receive the usual HSCT care and pain management regimens (usually opioids) as per standard practice at the study institution.
Assessments
Participants will be asked to complete patient reported outcomes assessments online using REDCap or, If they prefer, via pencil and paper or over the phone. Assessments at baseline (within 4 weeks before HiChemo) and on or about days 7, 15, 30, and 90 after the first dose of HiChemo.
Locations (3)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seattle Cancel Care Alliance (Data Collection Only)
Seattle, Washington, United States