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1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.
Abstract:
This retrospective study aimed to investigate the feasible effectiveness of acupuncture at pain acupoints for the treatment of patients with cervical cancer pain (CCP). A total of 64 cases were analyzed. All these cases were assigned to an acupuncture group or a control group according to the different therapies they received. The cases in the acupuncture group received acupuncture treatment at pain acupoints, while the subjects in the control group underwent acupuncture at regular acupoints. The primary endpoint was CCP, assessed by numeric rating scale (NRS). The secondary endpoints were evaluated by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30), and Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS). In addition, adverse events were also recorded during the treatment period. After treatment, patients in the acupuncture group exerted greater outcomes in CCP reduction when compared with patients in the control group (P < .01). In addition, no adverse events were recorded in either group. The results of this study showed that acupuncture at pain acupoints might be efficacious in patients with CCP after 14-day treatment.
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