A Systematic Review of Experimental and Clinical Acupuncture in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Joint Authors
Robinson, Nicola
Franconi, Giovanna
Marchetti, Paolo
Schroeder, Sven
Manni, Luigi
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common side effect that can be very disabling and can limit or delay the dose of chemotherapy that can be administered.
Acupuncture may be effective for treating peripheral neuropathy.
The aim of this study was to review the available literature on the use of acupuncture for CIPN.
The systematic literature search was performed using MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Cochrane Database, CINHAL, and ISI Proceedings.
Hand searching was conducted, and consensus was reached on all extracted data.
Only papers in the English language were included, irrespective of study design.
From 3989 retrieved papers, 8 relevant papers were identified.
One was an experimental study which showed that electroacupuncture suppressed CIPN pain in rats.
In addition, there were 7 very heterogeneous clinical studies, 1 controlled randomised study using auricular acupuncture, 2 randomized controlled studies using somatic acupuncture, and 3 case series/case reports which suggested a positive effect of acupuncture in CIPN.
Conclusions.
Only one controlled randomised study demonstrated that acupuncture may be beneficial for CIPN.
All the clinical studies reviewed had important methodological limitations.
Further studies with robust methodology are needed to demonstrate the role of acupuncture for treating CIPN resulting from cancer treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Franconi, Giovanna& Manni, Luigi& Schroeder, Sven& Marchetti, Paolo& Robinson, Nicola. 2013. A Systematic Review of Experimental and Clinical Acupuncture in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477924
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Franconi, Giovanna…[et al.]. A Systematic Review of Experimental and Clinical Acupuncture in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477924
American Medical Association (AMA)
Franconi, Giovanna& Manni, Luigi& Schroeder, Sven& Marchetti, Paolo& Robinson, Nicola. A Systematic Review of Experimental and Clinical Acupuncture in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477924
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477924