The purpose of this study is to test whether acupuncture can improve nocturia in prostate cancer survivors. This is the first time acupuncture is being studied for nocturia in prostate cancer survivors. Researchers will see if acupuncture is a practical treatment option for prostate cancer survivors with nocturia. The study will also look at the effect acupuncture has on nocturia and other symptoms prostate cancer survivors experience such as insomnia, hot flashes, anxiety, depression, tiredness (fatigue), sexual dysfunction, and cognitive (mental) difficulties.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
10 treatments of acupuncture over the course of 10 weeks
The waitlist control group will not receive any acupuncture treatments during the 14-week waiting period. Patients in waitlist control group will have the option to receive up to 10 acupuncture treatments after a 14-week waiting period.
Patients will complete Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Suffolk - Commack
Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
Harrison, New York, United States
MSK at Ralph Lauren (Consent Only)
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
Uniondale, New York, United States
success
If a participant completes at least 8 out of 10 acupuncture sessions. Feasibility will be evaluated based on the respective definitions of success for the acupuncture.
Time frame: 1 year
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