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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupoint sticking with Chan Wu gel in managing cancer pain.Method A hundred patients were randomized into a treatment group of 50 cases and a control group of 50 cases. The treatment group was intervened by thethree-step analgesic ladder plus acupoint sticking with Chan Wu gel; the control group was by the three-step analgesic ladder alone. The decrease of the pain degree, action and lasting time of analgesia, and adverse reactions in the two groups were observed.Result The treatment group was superior to the control group in comparing the release of pain, action and lasting time of analgesia; the occurrence rate of adverse reactions in the treatment group was obviously lower than that in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion The conventional three-step analgesic ladder plus acupoint sticking with Chan Wu gel is effective in mitigating cancer pain, and it can reduce the dose of the three-step analgesics and the adverse reactions.
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupoint application withChan Wu gel cream plus five notes therapy in treating cancer pain.Method Eighty patients with cancer pain were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. The treatment group received acupoint application withChanWu gel cream at the corresponding acupoints of the affected organ in association with the five notes therapy; the control group was intervened by the three-step analgesic ladder recommended by World Health Organization (WHO). The quality of life and pain intensity were scored before and after the intervention.Result The quality of life and pain degree were significantly changed after the treatment in the two groups (P<0.01). The quality of life and pain intensity of the treatment group were significantly different from that of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Acupoint application withChan Wu gel cream plus five notes therapy is effective in mitigating cancer pain and improving the quality of life.