Acupuncture for People Experiencing Period Loss Due to Chemotherapy

Description

The purpose of this study is to find out whether it is practical (feasible) to use acupuncture to treat period loss (amenorrhea) caused by chemotherapy treatment in people with cancer. The researchers will look at how many participants enroll and complete the study. The researchers will also study how treatment with acupuncture affects the amount of time for the menstrual cycle to return and symptoms and quality of life related to amenorrhea.

Conditions

Cancer, Period Problem

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Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to find out whether it is practical (feasible) to use acupuncture to treat period loss (amenorrhea) caused by chemotherapy treatment in people with cancer. The researchers will look at how many participants enroll and complete the study. The researchers will also study how treatment with acupuncture affects the amount of time for the menstrual cycle to return and symptoms and quality of life related to amenorrhea.

Acupuncture for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients: (AcuAYA)

Acupuncture for People Experiencing Period Loss Due to Chemotherapy

Condition
Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Basking Ridge

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities), Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920

Middletown

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All protocol activities), Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748

Montvale

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities), Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645

Commack

Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (All Protocol Activities), Commack, New York, United States, 11725

Harrison

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities), Harrison, New York, United States, 10604

New York

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities), New York, New York, United States, 10065

Rockville Centre

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities), Rockville Centre, New York, United States, 11553

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * English speaking women under the age of 40, with a history of stage I, II, or III cancer at the age of 18-39
  • * Premenopausal status with regular menstruation at the time of diagnosis by patient report
  • * Completed chemotherapy within the past year
  • * Report cessation of menses during or after chemotherapy and have not experienced menses recovery at the time of enrollment.
  • * Have been without menses for at least 3 months following the completion of chemotherapy
  • * Willing to adhere to all study-related procedures, including randomization to one of the two possible arms: acupuncture and WLC
  • * Metastatic cancer (stage IV)
  • * Had been pregnant or lactating within 3 months prior to enrollment
  • * History of hysterectomy or oophorectomy
  • * Ongoing or planned radiation or surgery within 4 months from randomization
  • * Use of acupuncture for menses recovery within 3 months of enrollment
  • * Had been or will be receiving ovarian suppression medicine, such as leuprolide (Lupron) and goserelin (Zoladex), or hormonal contraception drugs within 3 months of enrollment or during the study period

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 39 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,

Jun Mao, MD, MSCE, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2027-03-31