Visualization of the Effect of Acupuncture on Brain Serotonin in Breast Cancer Survivors
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Official title
Effect of Acupuncture on Brain Serotonin Among Breast Cancer Survivors
Brief summary
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RATIONALE: New imaging procedures, such as single photon emission computed tomography, may help in learning how acupuncture affects serotonin levels in the brain of breast cancer survivors. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the best way to visualize the effect of acupuncture on brain serotonin in breast cancer survivors.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01018108
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Enrollment
- 7 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Procedure
- Acupuncture Therapy Procedure
- Questionnaire Administration Other
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis Other
Procedure · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 2009 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2010 (Actual)
- Completion
- Dec 2010 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Jan 26, 2016
2009 – 2010
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
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- Last update posted Jan 26, 2016 · Synced Nov 1, 2026
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