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Acupuncture or Acupressure to Prevent Joint Pain from Breast Cancer Treatment

Emory University
NCT IDNCT06534125ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

150

Study length

about 2.1 years

Ages

18+

Sex

Female only

Locations

4 sites in GA

What this study is about

This trial is testing if in-person acupuncture or virtual acupressure therapy can help prevent joint pain (arthralgias) caused by aromatase inhibitor medications in Black women with early-stage breast cancer. Aromatase inhibitors are used to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer and can cause joint pain, which may lead some women to stop taking the medication.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Discussion
  • 2.Survey Administration
  • 3.Take Aromatase Inhibition Therapy
  • +2 more

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized (Open Label)

You are randomly assigned, but you will know your treatment.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Endpoints

Primary: Brief pain inventory (BPI) pain severity score

Secondary: Pain severity, Symptom burden

Body systems

Oncology