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

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)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center supports the international committee of medical journal editors (ICMJE) and the ethical obligation of responsible sharing of data from clinical trials. The protocol summary, a statistical summary, and informed consent form will be made available on clinicaltrials.gov when required as a condition of Federal awards, other agreements supporting the research and/or as otherwise required. Requests for deidentified individual participant data can be made beginning 12 months after publication and for up to 36 months post publication. Deidentified individual participant data reported in the manuscript will be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement and may only be used for approved proposals. Requests may be made to: crdatashare@mskcc.org.