Efficacy of Contact Needle Therapy for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Joint Authors
Ogawa, Masao
Ogawa, Keiko
Nishimura, Genichi
Tsuda, Masaki
Nishijima, Koji
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cancer chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) often results in discontinuation of treatment with potentially useful anticancer drugs and may deteriorate the patient’s quality of life.
This study investigated the effect of contact needle therapy (CNT) on CIPN caused by responsible chemotherapeutic agents as taxanes and oxaliplatin.
Six patients with CIPN were treated with CNT.
The severity of CIPN was evaluated using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4 and FACT/GOG-Ntx before and after CNT.
After the treatment, all of the patients showed some improvement.
Four patients showed apparent improvement in breakthrough pain.
One of the cases had difficulty in walking because of CIPN in lower extremities, but after 2 times of CNT, he could walk without pain and could continue the chemotherapy.
Although its putative mechanisms remain elusive, CNT has strong potential as an adjunctive therapy in CIPN.
Well-designed clinical trials with adequate sample size and power are necessary to confirm the findings of this study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ogawa, Keiko& Ogawa, Masao& Nishijima, Koji& Tsuda, Masaki& Nishimura, Genichi. 2013. Efficacy of Contact Needle Therapy for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ogawa, Keiko…[et al.]. Efficacy of Contact Needle Therapy for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ogawa, Keiko& Ogawa, Masao& Nishijima, Koji& Tsuda, Masaki& Nishimura, Genichi. Efficacy of Contact Needle Therapy for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508858
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508858