NCT06472856Completed
Vasomotor Symptom Alleviation Through Acupuncture in Patients With Prostate Cancer
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
A pilot study to assess the acceptability and efficacy of acupuncture in alleviating vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes and night sweats) in Irish patients with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 12 (actual)
- First submitted
- 12 Jun 2024
- Start date
- 30 Aug 2024
- Primary completion date
- 1 Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
- University College Cork
- Diseases
- Prostate cancer
- NCT number
- NCT06472856
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 12
- From 30 Aug 2024 to the primary completion date, 1 Feb 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Patients not currently being treated with androgen deprivation therapy.
- Patients already receiving acupuncture for vasomotor symptoms.
Other
- Patients under 18.
- Patients with HFI scores below 4.
- Patients with contraindications to acupuncture.
- Patients unwilling to participate in the study.
Who the study is looking for
- All participants must have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of prostate cancer and currently be treated with androgen deprivation therapy with or without additional prostate cancer therapies.
- Patients under the care of a Medical Oncologist in either Bons Secours Hospital or Cork University Hospital
- All participants must be experiencing moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms as defined by a score of 4 or more on the Hot Flash Index.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Male · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bons Secours Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cork | Ireland | Unknown status |
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