Recruiting

Acupuncture

Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Code:

NCT06814977

Conditions

Cancer Survivor

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Acupuncture

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to see whether acupuncture is a practical (feasible) treatment for cancer survivors with joint pain.

Conditions

Cancer Survivor

Study ID

NCT06814977

Start date

Jan 31, 2025

Status verified date

Oct, 2025

Completion date

Jun 30, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 30, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • English- or Spanish-speaking adults
  • Non white or Hispanic women with a prior cancer diagnosis
  • Stable oncological disease or no evidence oncological of disease per clinical documentation or clinician assessment
  • Worst pain rated ≥4 on a 0-10 scale in the preceding week
  • ≥15 days with pain in the past 30 days
  • Pain lasting ≥1 month
  • Willing and able to complete questionnaires and other study activities
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent for the trial

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Completed active treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, transplantation) <4 weeks prior to study
  • Maintenance therapies are allowed
  • Pain attributed to inflammatory arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, gout)
  • Other non-musculoskeletal pain syndromes (eg, headache, visceral abdominal pain, neuropathic pain) can be present as comorbid conditions if the patient reports musculoskeletal pain as the primary source of pain
  • Procedures involving affected joints within the last month or planned in the next 14 weeks
  • Acupuncture use for pain in the past three months
  • Implanted electronic device (e.g., pacemaker)

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Acupuncture

Participants will receive 10 weekly acupuncture treatments over 10 weeks.

no intervention: Usual Care

Participants will receive standard medical care, including pain medications and other treatments

Interventions

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a non-pharmacological intervention that does not involve the use of any therapeutic agents or devices. Participants will receive 10 weekly treatments over 10 weeks.

Primary outcome measure

  • Study feasibility as measured by rates of enrollment [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Kevin Liou, MD

646-608-8563liouk@mskcc.org

Pamela Drullinsky, MD

drullinp@MSKCC.ORG

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activites)

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Contacts

Kevin Liou, MD

646-608-8563

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Recruiting

Richmond Hill, New York, United States, 11418

Contacts

Rosa Nouvini, MD

(718) 206-6000

More Information

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Last update posted

Oct 10, 2025

Last verified

Oct, 2025

Keywords

  • history of cancer
  • acupuncture
  • cancer
  • 24-305

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on 2025-10-10.