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Acupuncture offers Drug-Free hope for BRCA carriers suffering hot flashes
NCT ID NCT05331209
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether acupuncture, with or without daily self-acupressure, can reduce hot flashes in women with BRCA gene mutations who had their ovaries removed. About 200 participants will receive 8 weekly acupuncture sessions, then half will also practice acupressure at home. The goal is to find a safe, non-hormonal way to manage hot flashes and improve quality of life.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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25 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Female carriers of the BRCA 1 and 2 genes * age ≥ 25 years * after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy * reporting ≥ 5 hot flashes per day Exclusion Criteria: * Patients not fulfilling the study inclusion criteria will be excluded from participation
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for Integrative Complementary Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Jerusalem, 7791031, Israel
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