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Reduced Need for Rescue Antiemetics and Improved Capacity to Eat in Patients Receiving Acupuncture Compared to Patients Receiving Sham Acupuncture or Standard Care during Radiotherapy
Joint Authors
Börjeson, Sussanne
Hammar, Mats
Steineck, Gunnar
Enblom, Anna
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-02-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To evaluate if consumption of emesis-related care and eating capacity differed between patients receiving verum acupuncture, sham acupuncture, or standard care only during radiotherapy.
Methods.
Patients were randomized to verum ( n = 100 ) or sham ( n = 100 ) acupuncture (telescopic blunt sham needle) (median 12 sessions) and registered daily their consumption of antiemetics and eating capacity.
A standard care group ( n = 62 ) received standard care only and delivered these data once.
Results.
More patients in the verum ( n = 73 of 89 patients still undergoing radiotherapy; 82%, Relative Risk (RR) 1.23, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.01–1.50) and the sham acupuncture group ( n = 79 of 95; 83%, RR 1.24, CI 1.03–1.52) did not need any antiemetic medications, as compared to the standard care group ( n = 42 out of 63; 67%) after receiving 27 Gray dose of radiotherapy.
More patients in the verum ( n = 50 of 89; 56%, RR 1.78, CI 1.31–2.42) and the sham acupuncture group ( n = 58 of 94 answering patients; 62%, RR 1.83, CI 1.20–2.80) were capable of eating as usual, compared to the standard care group ( n = 20 of 63; 39%).
Conclusion.
Patients receiving acupuncture had lower consumption of antiemetics and better eating capacity than patients receiving standard antiemetic care, plausible by nonspecific effects of the extra care during acupuncture.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Enblom, Anna& Steineck, Gunnar& Hammar, Mats& Börjeson, Sussanne. 2017. Reduced Need for Rescue Antiemetics and Improved Capacity to Eat in Patients Receiving Acupuncture Compared to Patients Receiving Sham Acupuncture or Standard Care during Radiotherapy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154115
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Enblom, Anna…[et al.]. Reduced Need for Rescue Antiemetics and Improved Capacity to Eat in Patients Receiving Acupuncture Compared to Patients Receiving Sham Acupuncture or Standard Care during Radiotherapy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154115
American Medical Association (AMA)
Enblom, Anna& Steineck, Gunnar& Hammar, Mats& Börjeson, Sussanne. Reduced Need for Rescue Antiemetics and Improved Capacity to Eat in Patients Receiving Acupuncture Compared to Patients Receiving Sham Acupuncture or Standard Care during Radiotherapy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154115
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154115