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Acupuncture Treatment for Hot Flashes Study - NCT00421902-11215(Clinical Trial 160009)



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City:  Brooklyn
State:  
NY
Zip Code: 11215
Conditions: Prostate Cancer
Purpose: Patients with prostate cancer who are / were treated with hormonal treatment and developed hot flashes as a side effect are offered Acupuncture as an investigational intervention. The treatment is performed twice a week for four weeks, then once a week for the following six weeks
Study summary:
Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: - Treatment for prostate cancer using hormonal ablation therapy - Average of three or more hot flashes a day - Performance Status (Karnofsky ≥ 60) - Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age - No other clinically significant disease - Signed study-specific consent form prior to study entry Exclusion Criteria: - Initiation of a new chemotherapy regimen, immunotherapy; or initiation/ cessation of hormonal therapy during the study or for 3 weeks before the start of the study - Pharmacological treatment of hot flashes or use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (unless the dose and patients’ condition have been stable for 4 weeks) - Skin infections - Patients who had acupuncture treatment in the 6 weeks prior to entering the study, or acupuncture given specifically for the treatment of hot flashes in the previous 6 months.
Study is available at: NY Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn, NY 11215
United States

Primary Contact:
Adel Guirguis, MD, MS
Email: adg9003@nyp.org
Phone: 718-780-3677

Secondary Contact:
Hani Ashamalla, MD, FCCP
Email: hashamalla@aol.com
Phone: 718 780 3677
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Date Processed: March 22, 2011
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