Efficacy of Auricular Acupuncture Therapy in the Prevention of CIPN in Breast Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-75
SponsorThe First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University

About this trial

Evaluate the Efficacy of Auricular Acupuncture Therapy via the Seirin Pyonex Needles in the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients with breast cancer diagnosed with stage I-III;

Planned to receive 4 cycles of taxane chemotherapy and have not taken neurostable drugs within three months;

18 years old≤ age≤ 75 years old, female;

Subjects voluntarily participate in this trial and sign the informed consent form.

Disqualifiers

Patients who have had acupuncture treatment in the past;

After examination by a doctor, there is a local infection at or near the acupuncture site, which is not suitable for acupuncture.

Platelets< 50,000/μL;

Patients with CIPN≥1 grade 1 (NCI-CTCAE);

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Auricular acupuncture treatment
  • Sham acupuncture group

Treatment groups

110 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups