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Questions To Ask Your Health Care Provider

• I have triple-negative breast cancer; should I consider genetic testing?
• I have triple-negative breast cancer; should I consider a clinical trial?
• I have triple-negative breast cancer and a mutation in the BRCA gene; what treatment should I consider?
• What genetic markers is my tumor being tested for?
• What is the difference between testing for genetic markers in my tumor and testing for gene mutations in my blood, cheek swab or saliva sample?

Open Clinical Trials

The following studies are looking at integrative medical care for people diagnosed with cancer.

Multiple cancer types

• NCT03449511: Aromatherapy for Integrated Cancer Care. The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of aromatherapy in relief of commonly reported symptoms in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. 
• NCT04917796: The Effect of Electroacupuncture on Nerve Pain Caused by Chemotherapy (Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. The purpose of this study is to learn if Electroacupuncture can improve peripheral neuropathy pain caused by chemotherapy in cancer survivors.
• NCT03581357: Mobile Mindfulness Meditation to Improve Neuropathy in Cancer Survivors. The studies a mobile app for cancer-related neuropathy in people with breast, colorectal, endometrial, pancreatic, prostate and other cancers, who have finished treatment and are experiencing neuropathy.
• NCT03897556: Effect of High-Dose Guarana And Cancer-Related Fatigue. This research will examine the effectiveness of a guaraná nutrition energy bar supplement on cancer-related fatigue based on scores from fatigue questionnaires. 
• EnergyPoints: A Mobile App Guiding Use of Acupressure for Cancer-related Fatigue and Sleep Disturbances: This study is looking at an app that uses acupressure to manage cancer-related fatigue and sleep disturbances. 

Breast cancer

• NCT02754752: Electroacupuncture Therapy in Reducing Chronic Pain in Patients After Breast Cancer Treatment. This will look at how well electroacupuncture therapy works in reducing chronic pain in patients following surgery for stage I-III breast cancer. Electroacupuncture therapy is a type of complementary integrative medicine in which pulses of weak electrical current are sent into certain points in the skin.
• NCT04837820: Effect of Acupuncture on Memory and Thinking Difficulties after Breast Cancer. The purpose of this study is to test whether acupuncture can improve cognitive difficulties and insomnia in survivors of breast cancer. 
• NCT02831582: Omega-3 Supplementation to Prevent Aromatase Inhibitor-Induced Toxicity in Patients With Stage I-III Breast Cancer. This study looks at omega-3 fatty acid supplementation to prevent aromatase inhibitor-induced side effects in patients with stage I-III breast cancer. 
• NCT01802346: Controlled Low Calorie Diet in Reducing Side Effects and Increasing Response to Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast or Prostate Cancer. This trial studies how well a low calorie diet works to lower side effects and increase chemotherapy response in people with breast or prostate cancer.

Gynecologic cancer

• NCT05053230: A Study Evaluating the Integrative Medicine at Home (IM@HOME) Program in People With Gynecologic Cancer. This study will look at whether the Integrative Medicine at Home (IM@Home) program can help reduce patients' symptoms (such as tiredness, pain, or insomnia). The IM@Home program offers virtual (online rather than in-person) group classes focusing on mind-body practice.

Prostate cancer

• NCT02871752: Reducing the Effects of Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Stress, Uncertainty and Rumination Thru Engagement in Mindfulness Education. We will examine the efficacy of couples-based mindfulness-based stress reduction on positive and negative psychological responses to active surveillance with a sample of men on Active Surveillance and their spouses.
• NCT04519879: White Button Mushroom Sup for the Reduction of PSA in Pts With Biochemically Rec or Therapy Naive Fav Risk Prostate Cancer. This phase II trial studies how well white button mushroom supplement works in reducing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in patients with prostate cancer that has come back (recurrent) or has favorable risk and has not undergone any therapy (therapy naive). 
• NCT01802346: Controlled Low Calorie Diet in Reducing Side Effects and Increasing Response to Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast or Prostate Cancer. This trial studies how well a low calorie diet works to lower side effects and increase chemotherapy response in people with breast or prostate cancer.

 

The following are studies focused on nutrition for people diagnosed with breast cancer. 

• NCT05259410: Time Restricted Eating During Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. This study will look at whether intermittent fasting during treatment will improve treatment related outcomes, patient related outcomes, and limit treatment related weight gain.
• NCT04000880: AMPLIFY: An Online Weight Loss Study Specifically for Cancer Survivors. AMPLIFY is a nation-wide, web-based diet and exercise study recruiting overweight survivors of early-stage breast, prostate, ovarian, renal, colorectal, endometrial cancer and multiple myeloma in people age 50 and older who are interested in becoming more active, eating better and losing weight.
• NCT04298086: A Study of the Body's Response to Exercise and a Plant-Based Diet in Overweight Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer. This study is looking to find out what effects exercise and a plant-based diet have on aromatase levels in postmenopausal women who are overweight and being treated with an aromatase inhibitor for their HR+ breast cancer. 
• NCT04365569 Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Individualized Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling Program. This pilot study looks at whether a tailored in-person and telephone-based nutrition and exercise counseling program can help breast cancer patients improve weight and fitness and thus improve cancer outcomes.
• NCT03824145: Every Day Counts: A Lifestyle Program for Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer (EDC). This study will examine diet and activity, body composition, blood and quality of life in breast cancer patients. The study will recruit 176 women with MBC in Milwaukee (n=88) and Chicago (n=88).

Visit our Featured Research Page and Research Search and Enroll Tool to find additional studies enrolling people with, or at high risk for cancer.