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The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of implementing acupuncture intervention in federally qualified health centers oncology clinics for breast cancer survivors.
This study has the following specific aims:
Aim 1: Test the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a 5-week acupuncture intervention within federally qualified health center oncology clinic to manage multiple symptoms (pain, hot flashes, fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety) among breast cancer survivors receiving endocrine therapy.
Aim 2: Use a mixed methods approach to identify barriers and facilitators associated with implementing acupuncture in federally qualified health center oncology clinic.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Acupuncture group | Experimental | Participants will receive 2 acupuncture treatments each week for 5 weeks, for a total of 10 treatments. Each acupuncture treatment will take 30 minutes. |
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| Usual care group | No Intervention | Participants will continue to receive their usual care. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Acupuncture | Behavioral | All participants will receive a semi-standardized acupuncture protocol with additional points for patient's particular pain location, |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Acceptability for Treating Multiple Symptoms with Acupuncture | Protocol Acceptability Scale is a 9-item instrument with scores ranging from 0 to 18 used to measure acceptability of the study processes and protocols. Items are measured on a 0 to 2 scale, where 0 means "did not like the study/did not like acupuncture/did not enjoy participating", and 2 means "liked the study/liked acupuncture/enjoyed participating". The protocol was deemed to have high acceptability if 80% of participants scored ≥ 80% of possible points on the acceptability scale. The investigators calculated the mean score for each of the 9 questions, divided the total score for the 9 questions by the maximum possible points for the measure, and converted the total mean scores to percentage of participants who liked the study/liked acupuncture/enjoyed participating. | At week 6 after finishing the 10th acupuncture treatment |
| The numbers of study participants being recruited and retained (Feasibility) | The numbers of study participants being recruited and retained during the study period will be documented as planned | : from the activation of the study to the completion of the recruitment, week 12 |
| Identify barriers and facilitators associated with implementing acupuncture in federally qualified health center oncology clinics. | Specific questions will be asked during a face-to-face interview to identify factors favoring or barriers to implementing acupuncture into federally qualified health center oncology clinics among breast cancer survivors and providers. | Through study completion, an average of 1 year |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago | Illinois | 60601 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001943 | Breast Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
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| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D001941 | Breast Diseases |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015670 | Acupuncture Therapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| D017437 |
| Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |