ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013
A systematic review of experimental and clinical acupuncture in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Evaluating the Effects of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Taxane Induces Peripheral Neuropathy (TIPN)
Evaluation the Efficacy of Acupuncture in Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Auricular Point Acupressure to Manage Chemotherapy Induced Neuropathy
Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review of the effectiveness of self-initiated interventions to decrease pain and sensory disturbances associated with peripheral neuropathy.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2020Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Acupuncture for the Relief of Chronic Pain: A Synthesis of Systematic Reviews.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review of acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2019Pooled it
- Acupuncture May Help to Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Single-Blind Study.The oncologist · 2023Trial
- A randomised, pragmatic clinical trial of ACUpuncture plus standard care versus standard care alone FOr Chemotherapy Induced peripheral Neuropathy (ACUFOCIN).European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society · 2022Trial
- Acupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.The oncologist · 2020Trial
- Effectiveness of Acupuncture Treatment on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Pilot, Randomized, Assessor-Blinded, Controlled Trial.Pain research & management · 2020Trial
- Change in the P300 index - a pilot randomized controlled trial of low-frequency electrical stimulation of acupuncture points in middle-aged men and women.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2017Trial
- Phase 2 Study of Acupuncture-Like Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.Integrative cancer therapies · 2016Trial
- A Randomized Assessor-Blinded Wait-List-Controlled Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
- Evaluating Acupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: A Narrative Review of Clinical Evidence and Mechanistic Perspectives.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Acupuncture for post-chemoradiotherapy complications in lung cancer with bone metastasis: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Antinociceptive Effect ofLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Electroacupuncture as an effective therapy for Tapia's syndrome after transoral intubation for general anesthesia: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2022Review
- Efficacy of electroacupuncture with different frequencies in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Review
- Acupuncture for diabetic peripheral neuropathy: study protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.Trials · 2020Article
- In Reply.The oncologist · 2020Article
- Acupuncture for cancer pain: protocol for a pilot pragmatic randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2019Article
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Abstract
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common side effect that can be very disabling and can limit or delay the dose of chemotherapy that can be administered. Acupuncture may be effective for treating peripheral neuropathy. The aim of this study was to review the available literature on the use of acupuncture for CIPN. The systematic literature search was performed using MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Cochrane Database, CINHAL, and ISI Proceedings. Hand searching was conducted, and consensus was reached on all extracted data. Only papers in the English language were included, irrespective of study design. From 3989 retrieved papers, 8 relevant papers were identified. One was an experimental study which showed that electroacupuncture suppressed CIPN pain in rats. In addition, there were 7 very heterogeneous clinical studies, 1 controlled randomised study using auricular acupuncture, 2 randomized controlled studies using somatic acupuncture, and 3 case series/case reports which suggested a positive effect of acupuncture in CIPN. Conclusions. Only one controlled randomised study demonstrated that acupuncture may be beneficial for CIPN. All the clinical studies reviewed had important methodological limitations. Further studies with robust methodology are needed to demonstrate the role of acupuncture for treating CIPN resulting from cancer treatment.
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