Effect of Acupuncture in Pain Management of Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy: Prospective Randomized Unicentric Study

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00209805%3A_____%2F21%3A00078565" target="_blank" >RIV/00209805:_____/21:00078565 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00216224:14110/21:00121459

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/5/1111" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/5/1111</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10051111" target="_blank" >10.3390/jcm10051111</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Effect of Acupuncture in Pain Management of Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy: Prospective Randomized Unicentric Study

Original language description

Abstract: This prospective randomized open-label trial aimed to evaluate the role of acupuncture in the treatment of pain related to curative and adjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy of head and neck cancer. Patients in two arms (30 patients in each arm) underwent standard oncology therapy and standard supportive care with or without acupuncture. The stratification factors were the type of treatment and chemotherapy indication. The toxicity assessed was represented by pain rated on a 10-point pain scale and analgesic use. Average pain (AP) and the worst pain during the day (WP) were significantly lower in the acupuncture arm during radiotherapy (AP median 0.16 vs. 1.36, p &lt; 0.001; WP median 0.90 vs. 1.96, p &lt; 0.001) and three months after radiotherapy (AP median 0.07 vs. 0.50, p &lt; 0.001; WP median 0.30 vs. 0.83, p = 0.002). The analgesic consumption between arms was statistically significantly different. A median of the proportion of days when the patients used analgesics was 8% and 32.5% during radiotherapy (p = 0.047) and 0% and 20.8% during three months after radiotherapy (p = 0.006) for the acupuncture and control arm, respectively. Results point out lower analgesic consumption and milder pain in acupuncture arm. Acupuncture consequently offers another alternative to standard treatment leading to a reduction in the toxicity of oncological treatment.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30204 - Oncology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of clinical medicine

ISSN

2077-0383

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

10

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

1111

UT code for WoS article

000628269300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85111287471