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Can acupuncture with electricity ease cancer brain fog and fatigue?

NCT ID NCT05283577

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of California, Irvine Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether electroacupuncture (a type of acupuncture with mild electrical pulses) can help cancer patients and survivors with clusters of symptoms like memory problems, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, and depression. Seventy participants will receive either real electroacupuncture or a sham version over 10 weeks. Researchers will track changes in symptoms, cognitive function, and blood biomarkers to see if the treatment is feasible and promising.

What this could mean

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Active substance
electroacupuncture
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a non-drug option to help cancer patients and survivors manage common symptoms like brain fog, tiredness, and trouble sleeping.
What could go wrong
This is a small early feasibility study, not a large trial. The sham control may also provide some benefit, making it hard to prove real effects. Results may not apply to everyone.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

70 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2022

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

16 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with cancer that have received anti-cancer treatment * 16 years of age or older * Life expectancy ≥ 6 months * Complaints of one or more of the following symptoms: memory impairment/attention deficit, fatigue, insomnia, depression, or anxiety over the past 7 days Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of metastasis * Severe needle phobia * Severe psychiatric or medical disorders which would affect cognitive assessments * Known bleeding disorder (e.g. hemophilia, Von Willebrand's disease, thrombocytopenia) * Has pacemaker or other electronic metal implants * Epilepsy * Already receiving acupuncture therapy or received acupuncture treatment in the past 3 months. * Breastfeeding, pregnant or are planning get pregnant during the study period Additional exclusion criteria for optional neuroimaging procedure: \- Has any contraindications to fMRI including metal fragments/implants in the body, sever claustrophobia, and non-removable metal orthodontic braces, metallic retainers and oral wires.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer neoplasm

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Cancer

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UCI Health Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute

    Irvine, California, 92697, United States

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