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Acupuncture for People Experiencing Period Loss Due to Chemotherapy
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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
Conditions
Interventions
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.
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