RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL
VGAIT for Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Video-Guided Acupuncture Imagery Treatment in Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
About This Trial
Perform a feasibility study on imagined acupuncture treatment of Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- at least 18 years of age
- have diagnosed by tissue sample (biopsy-confirmed) stage I-III breast cancer,
- have completed adjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy (alone or in combination), ,
- have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1, and reported grade 1 or greater CIPN symptoms for more than 2 weeks as defined by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 4.03.
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- concurrent chemotherapy (there were no limitations on time from the last paclitaxel administration),
- having metastatic or recurrent disease,
- history of preexisting peripheral neuropathy prior to chemotherapy,
- uncontrolled seizure disorder,
- unstable cardiac disease or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study entry, being pregnant or nursing, or having used acupuncture for CIPN within 6 months prior to study entry.
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
* at least 18 years of age
* have histologically confirmed stage I-III breast cancer,
* have completed adjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy (alone or in combination), ,
* have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1, and reported grade 1 or greater CIPN symptoms for more than 2 weeks as defined by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 4.03.
Exclusion Criteria:
* concurrent chemotherapy (there were no limitations on time from the last paclitaxel administration),
* having metastatic or recurrent disease,
* history of preexisting peripheral neuropathy prior to chemotherapy,
* uncontrolled seizure disorder,
* unstable cardiac disease or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study entry, being pregnant or nursing, or having used acupuncture for CIPN within 6 months prior to study entry.
Treatments Being Tested
OTHER
Video-Guided Acupuncture Imagery Treatment (VGAIT)
Participants watch a video of acupuncture being applied to the body while simultaneously imagining that it is being administered to them
Locations (1)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States