Needles vs. standard care: can ancient technique ease modern pain?

NCT ID NCT02979574

Summary

This study aims to see if two specific types of acupuncture work better than usual medical care for reducing chronic pain. It involves 360 adults, primarily cancer survivors, who have had musculoskeletal pain for at least three months. Participants are assigned to receive either one of the acupuncture treatments or continue with their standard care for 12 weeks.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre

    Rockville Centre, New York, 11570, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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