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RECRUITING
NCT06915116
PHASE2

Acupuncture for People Experiencing Period Loss Due to Chemotherapy

Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether it is practical (feasible) to use acupuncture to treat period loss (amenorrhea) caused by chemotherapy treatment in people with cancer. The researchers will look at how many participants enroll and complete the study. The researchers will also study how treatment with acupuncture affects the amount of time for the menstrual cycle to return and symptoms and quality of life related to amenorrhea.

Official title: Acupuncture for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients: (AcuAYA)

Key Details

Gender

FEMALE

Age Range

15 Years - 40 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

60

Start Date

2025-03-31

Completion Date

2027-03-31

Last Updated

2026-03-06

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Acupuncture will be delivered by licensed experienced acupuncturists at MSK. The intervention includes 12 treatments of acupuncture over 12 weeks (i.e. one treatment a week) with a +/- 14-day window. This window applies to the 12-week treatment period rather than to individual visits. The minimum required time between each treatment is 48 hours. When patients experience menses recovery during the treatment period, they have the option to discontinue treatment or continue receiving up to 12 acupuncture sessions for symptom management over 12 weeks.

OTHER

No Acupuncture

Will have the option to receive the same acupuncture treatment as the acupuncture group after a 16-week waiting period

Locations (7)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All protocol activities)

Middletown, New Jersey, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)

Montvale, New Jersey, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (All Protocol Activities)

Commack, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)

Harrison, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)

New York, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)

Rockville Centre, New York, United States