Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Effects of Acupuncture on Aromatase Inhibitor-Induced Joint Pain

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Effects of Acupuncture on Aromatase Inhibitor-Induced Joint Pain

Official Title: Effects of Acupuncture on Aromatase Inhibitor-Induced Joint Pain

Study ID: NCT02548637

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Interventions

Acupuncture Therapy

Study Description

Brief Summary: Researchers at the John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI) at Providence Saint John's Health Center (PSJHC) are trying to examine whether acupuncture reduces joint pain in patients being treated with aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy for breast cancer and whether the reduction in pain happens by lowering inflammation.

Detailed Description: The investigators propose to investigate the effect of acupuncture on patients experiencing joint pain from aromatase inhibitor therapy. The investigators will serially measure patient's symptoms and track current medications, joint pain, daily activities, fatigue, and quality of life. The investigators will collect peripheral blood at baseline, weeks 4 and 7, one week after the last acupuncture treatment and 4 weeks after the last acupuncture treatment. The investigators will study the samples collected at the five predetermined time-points to test for immune parameters, such as the innate and adaptive immune responses, as well as the proliferative capabilities and pro-inflammatory mediators reflected in innate and adaptive functional immune responses.