This study intends to further evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture by comparing the intervention effects of different acupuncture treatment regimens on hot flashes in breast cancer ; and to explore the central effect regulation mechanism of acupuncture intervention on hot flashes based on functional magnetic resonance imaging technology.
Aged 18-75 years old;
Adjuvant hormone therapy (eg, tamoxifen and/or aromatase inhibitors) with or without ovarian function suppression has been administered for at least 4 weeks and is currently on treatment;
Vasomotor syndrome for at least 6 weeks;
Premenopausal or postmenopausal patients;
Tumor metastases, undergoing chemoradiotherapy or planning surgery;
Pharmacological intervention for hot flashes with hot flash treatment drugs such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and/or anticonvulsants for at least 4 weeks prior to study initiation;
Unstable heart disease or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study start;
Started or changed adjuvant hormone therapy within the past week, or who planned to start or change adjuvant hormone therapy in the past 14 weeks;
Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead sponsor
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Collaborator