NCT02979574|Active Not Recruiting
PEACE: Comparing Chronic Pain Treatment Options
PEACE
Personalize Electro-acupuncture vs. Auricular-acupuncture Comparative Effectiveness
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PEACE
Personalize Electro-acupuncture vs. Auricular-acupuncture Comparative Effectiveness
Sponsor study identifier
interventional
360
1 country
7
Study Start
November 2016
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
November 2026
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Study Completion
November 2026
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
The purpose of this study is to compare two types of acupuncture with usual care on treating chronic pain. This study has three groups. Two groups will received acupuncture. One group will receive usual standard of care for 12 weeks and then will receive acupuncture. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese technique of using very thin needles inserted in the skin to treat different symptoms and illness, and to promote healing. Each group will undergo a different method of needle administration.
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November 2026
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November 2016
Actual (reported)November 28, 2016
Actual (reported)December 1, 2016
Actual (reported)November 2026
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
November 2026
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Pain intensity and pain interference will be measured by using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) measure.
12 weeks
Participants will receive 10 treatment of EA acupuncture over the course of 10 weeks (with a maximum of 2 treatments per week).
Participants will receive 10 treatment of BFA acupuncture over the course of 10 weeks (with a maximum of 2 treatments per week).
Subjects in the WLC group continue to receive their standard medical care and pain management as prescribed by their physicians or other health care providers, including analgesic medications. After the 12 week follow up period, patients in the WLC will receive up to ten treatments of either EA or BFA based on their personal preference.
Participants will receive 10 treatment of Electro-Acupuncture over the course of 10 weeks (with a maximum of 2 treatments per week). The acupuncturist will insert acupuncture needles in at least 4 local points around the body with the most pain and at least 4 distant points to address the patient's baseline constitution. The needles will be electrically stimulate at 2 Hz by connecting to a TENS unit. The needles will be in place for 30 minutes.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
Commack, New York, 11725, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
Harrison, New York, 10604, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre
Li X, Lampson K, Rosa WE, Li QS, Ramalingam MB, Epstein AS, Mao JJ. Effect of acupuncture on fatigue in cancer survivors with chronic pain: a secondary analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Dec 13;34(1):31. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-10219-z.
Booher A, Mao JJ, Muniz RC, Romero SAD, Li SQ, Lopez AM, Liou KT. Association between Hispanic Ethnicity and Greater Expectation of Benefit from Acupuncture or Massage for Pain in Cancer. J Immigr Minor Health. 2024 Oct;26(5):953-957. doi: 10.1007/s10903-024-01611-8. Epub 2024 Jul 8.
Jun Mao, MD, MSCE
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
360 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
November 28, 2016
First Posted
December 1, 2016
Study Start
November 2016
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Participants will receive 10 treatment of Battle Field Acupuncture over the course of 10 weeks (with a maximum of 2 treatments per week). Acupuncture needles will be placed in the participants' ears. The total duration of BFA delivery is about 10 to 20 minutes depending on how many needles are used in the procedure.
After the waiting period (12 weeks from randomization), participants in the WLC will receive up to ten treatments of either EA or BFA based on their personal preference.
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Rockville Centre, New York, 11570, United States
Bao T, Zhi WI, Baser RE, Li QS, Weitzman M, Gillespie EF, Robson M, Mao JJ. Electro-acupuncture versus battle field auricular acupuncture in breast cancer survivors with chronic musculoskeletal pain: subgroup analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2023 Nov;202(2):287-295. doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-07072-1. Epub 2023 Aug 24.
Mao JJ, Liou KT, Baser RE, Bao T, Panageas KS, Romero SAD, Li QS, Gallagher RM, Kantoff PW. Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture or Auricular Acupuncture vs Usual Care for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Cancer Survivors: The PEACE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2021 May 1;7(5):720-727. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.0310.
Liou KT, Baser R, Romero SAD, Green J, Li QS, Orlow I, Panageas KS, Mao JJ. Personalized electro-acupuncture versus auricular-acupuncture comparative effectiveness (PEACE): A protocol of a randomized controlled trial for chronic musculoskeletal pain in cancer survivors. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 May 22;99(21):e20085. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000020085.
Primary Completion
November 2026
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Study Completion
November 2026
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Last Updated
October 26, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-10
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