Moxibustion Plus Medication Can Relieve Refractory Nausea and Vomiting and Improve Quality of Life of Advanced Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemical Therapy / 针刺研究
Acupuncture Research
;
(6): 657-660, 2018.
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Dans Chinois
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| ID: wpr-844401
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the efficacy of moxibustion combined with medication in the treatment of refractory nausea and vomiting and quality of life (QOL) in advanced cancer patients.METHODS:
A total of 266 advanced cancer patients with nausea and vomiting were randomly assigned to Metoclopramide group (M group, n=70), Metoclopramide plus Haloperidol group (MH group, n=65), moxibustion + M group (n=63), and moxibustion + MH group (n=68). Moxibustion was applied to bilateral Zusanli (ST 36), and Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6) for 20 min every time, twice a day for 2 weeks. The Rhodes' Index of nausea, Vomiting and Retching (INVR) was used for assessing the state of these symptoms in duration, frequency and severity (40 points), the 24-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD, 0-76 points) was employed to measure the patients' depression severity, and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G, including physical, social/family, emotional, and functional dimensions, 27 items, 108 points) was adopted to measure the cancer patients' QOL.RESULTS:
Following the treatment, the INVR and HAMD scores were significantly decreased in the M, MH, moxibusion+M and moxibustion+MH groups in comparison with their own pretreatment (P0.05)..CONCLUSION:
Moxibustion plus Metoclopramide and Haloperidol can relieve refractory nausea and vomiting, and better depression and QOL in advanced cancer patients, being worthy of popularization in clinical practice.
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Acupuncture Research
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2018
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