Balancing Method for Pain Related to Advanced Cancer

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04176575

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Official title

Acupuncture for Pain Related to Advanced Cancer Using Dr. Tan's Balancing Method

Brief summary

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Balancing Method for Pain Related to Advanced Cancer seeks to confirm the benefit of acupuncture for patients with pain related to advanced cancer.

Study identification

NCT ID: NCT04176575
Recruitment status: Completed
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Not applicable
Lead sponsor: University of Pittsburgh; Other
Enrollment: 6 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Acupuncture Other

Other

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range: 18 Years and older
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date: Jul 5, 2022 (Actual)
Primary completion: Dec 20, 2023 (Actual)
Completion: Jan 20, 2024 (Actual)
Last update posted: Jan 24, 2024

2022 – 2024

United States locations

U.S. sites: 1
U.S. states: 1
U.S. cities: 1

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site status
UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	15218	—

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