Safety and Effectiveness of an Integrative Treatment of Acupuncture-Based Intervention in Survivors of Breast Cancer With Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome: Protocol for a Single-Center, Single-Arm Exploratory Trial

Naruaki Kawasaki   ^{1, 2} , MD ;   Hiroto Ishiki   ¹ , MD ;   Naho Matsubara   ¹ , MD ;   Takako Ikegami   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Ayaka Ishikawa   ¹ , MD ;   Sayaka Arakawa   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Asuka Takahashi   ¹ , LAc ;   Tomoko Uchida   ¹ , LAc ;   Yukie Nameki   ¹ , LAc ;   Yoko Horiguchi   ¹ , LAc ;   Takeshi Murata   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Shin Takayama   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Akihiko Suto   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Kota Kihara   ⁴ , BA ;   Keisuke Ariyoshi   ⁴ , MMedSci ;   Shunsuke Oyamada   ⁴ , PhD ;   Ayako Kayano   ⁵ , MA ;   Hiromichi Matsuoka   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Tatsuya Takagi   ² , MD, PhD ;   Eriko Satomi   ¹ , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Palliative Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

² Department of Palliative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

³ Department of Breast Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

⁴ Japanese Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

⁵ Department of Psycho-Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan