Acupuncture to prevent joint pain from hormone therapy in Black women
Part of Cancer, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether acupuncture can prevent joint pain caused by a common hormone therapy pill (aromatase inhibitor) in Black women who have finished treatment for early-stage breast cancer.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a Black woman over 18 who has gone through menopause.
- You have early-stage breast cancer (stage I, II, or III) that is hormone receptor positive and HER2 negative.
- You have finished all other treatments (surgery, chemo, radiation) at least 2 weeks ago.
- You are about to start taking an aromatase inhibitor (a hormone therapy pill).
- You have not taken this type of hormone therapy for more than 14 days, and you have not had acupuncture in the last 60 days.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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