Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24338183›Full record

SynthesisChinese journal of integrative medicine2014

Effectiveness of acupuncture for palliative care in cancer patients: a systematic review.

Wei-Ling Lian, Min-qi Pan, Dai-han Zhou, Zhang-jin Zhang

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Synthesis in Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Acupuncture for cancer pain in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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  12. Acupuncture in cancer care: a narrative review.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024
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  18. Clinical Experiences of Korean Medicine Treatment against Urinary Bladder Cancer in General Practice.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016
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  20. Complementary and alternative medicine for cancer pain: an overview of systematic reviews.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Wei-Ling LianSchool of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 13902206571@139.com.
Min-qi Pan
Dai-han Zhou
Zhang-jin Zhang
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNChinese University of Hong Kong · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo critically evaluate the currently available randomized clinical trials regarding the effectiveness of acupuncture in palliative care for cancer patients, hence, to provide sufficient evidences for the widespread use of acupuncture in cancer treatment.

methodsTwo independent reviewers extracted data from all of the randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that assessed the efficacy of acupuncture in palliative care for cancer patients. Seven databases were searched from their respective inception to December 2010. All eligible trials identified were evaluated by two independent reviewers using the Jadad scale, and data from the articles were validated and extracted.

resultsIn total, 33 RCTs met the inclusion criteria. The effects of acupuncture on different cancer-related aspects were shown, including chemotherapy or radiotherapy-induced side effects (13/33, 39.4%), cancer pain (6/33, 18.2%), post-operative urinary retention (4/33, 12.1%), quality of life (2/33, 6.1%), vasomotor syndrome (2/33, 6.1%), post-operative gastrointestinal dysfunction (2/33, 6.1%), prevention of prolonged postoperative ileus (2/33, 6.1%), joint symptoms (1/33, 3.0%), and immunomodulation (1/33, 3.0%).

conclusionsThe result of our systematic review suggested that the effectiveness of acupuncture in palliative care for cancer patients is promising, especially in reducing chemotherapy or radiotherapyinduced side effects and cancer pain. Acupuncture may be an appropriate adjunctive treatment for palliative care.

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Acupuncture TherapyPalliative CareDrug TherapyHumansNeoplasmsPostoperative ComplicationsQuality of LifeRadiotherapyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment Outcome

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PMID24338183
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