Group Versus Individual Acupuncture for Cancer Pain
Cancer, Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Cancer focused on measuring Acupuncture, Group, Community Based, Individual, Randomized
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult cancer patients (≥18 years old), both male and female.
- Experiencing pain with a minimum worst pain score (in the previous week) ≥3 on the 10-point Brief Pain Inventory (BPI).
- All tumor groups, including metastatic patients.
- Participant's pain can originate from any source, including postoperative, malignancy related, and neuropathic pain.
- Must be willing to be randomized into either group, and must be able to attend a minimum of nine treatment sessions within a six-week period.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of acupuncture within the previous six months.
- Currently on or within one-month of active treatment (chemotherapy or radiation).
Sites / Locations
- Psychosocial Oncology, Cancer Control Alberta
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Group Acupuncture
Individual Acupuncture
Group acupuncture sessions take place in a multipurpose room, with 3-6 participants, each session lasts 30-45 minutes, occurring twice-weekly, over the course of six weeks, for a total of twelve treatments. The acupuncture was administered by a Naturopathic Doctor.
Individual acupuncture sessions take place in a multipurpose room, privately each session lasts 30-45 minutes, occurring twice-weekly, over the course of six weeks, for a total of twelve treatments. The acupuncture was administered by a Naturopathic Doctor.