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Trial reportAcupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society2020

Differential response to targeted acupuncture by gender in patients with gastrointestinal cancer cachexia: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Saunjoo L Yoon, Oliver Grundmann, Joseph J Williams, Samuel S Wu, Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Zhiguang Huo, Thomas J George

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 46% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Cancer cachexia: A scoping review on non-pharmacological interventions.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saunjoo L YoonDepartment of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Oliver GrundmannDepartment of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2302-8949
Joseph J WilliamsSunshine Integrative Health, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Samuel S WuDepartment of Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Christiaan LeeuwenburghInstitute on Aging, Department of Aging & Geriatric Research and Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Zhiguang HuoDepartment of Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Thomas J GeorgeDivision of Hematology & Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
University of Florida · US

Funding

Using social networks to map and evaluate team science across CTSA hubsUL1TR001427 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI MITCHELL, DUANE A. · 2015 to 2024
$37.2M
University of Florida Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC)P30AG028740 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Peihua Qiu · 2007 to 2026
$22.8M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001427NIA NIH HHS P30 AG028740
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer cachexia (CC) is a significant contributor to mortality and morbidity in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. Treatment options to prevent or halt the progression of CC are limited. Targeted acupuncture (TA) was used in GI patients with CC to evaluate for a potential gender effect. PATIENTS AND

methodsParticipants (

resultsA significant (

conclusionA decrease in leptin in the MI group corresponded to higher appetite and weight gain. The elevated ECW/ICW ratio indicates an inflammatory response in the MI group. This gender-specific response may be based on hormone-specific regulation of food intake. Further studies with larger sample sizes are required to support the results.

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Gastrointestinal NeoplasmsAcupuncture TherapyAdultBody CompositionBody Weights and MeasuresCachexiaFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsSex FactorsSingle-Blind MethodTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaacupuncturecancer cachexiagastrointestinalgender

Identifiers

PMID31544469
PMCPMC7724768
OpenAlexW2976472428

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