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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020

Somatic Acupoint Stimulation for Cancer-Related Sleep Disturbance: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Xian-Liang Liu, Hui Lin Cheng, Simon Moss, Carol Chunfeng Wang, Catherine Turner, Jing-Yu Tan

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Effect of cancer treatment on sleep quality in cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  7. Virtual acupressure for symptom management in cancer populations during COVID-19: a retrospective analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Xian-Liang LiuDepartment of Nursing, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Union Hospital, 89 Tao Yuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3296-5339
Hui Lin ChengSchool of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Simon MossCollege of Health and Human Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Ellengowan Drive, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia.
Carol Chunfeng WangSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia.
Catherine TurnerCollege of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Ellengowan Drive, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia.
Jing-Yu TanCollege of Nursing and Midwifery Brisbane Centre, Charles Darwin University, Level 11, 410 Ann Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1609-6890

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of this systematic review was to analyze and synthesize available evidence for the effects of somatic acupoint stimulation (SAS) on cancer-related sleep disturbance in adults with cancer.

methodsNine databases and four clinical trial registries were searched from their inception to July 2019 to identify potential articles and registered trials. Two authors independently extracted data and appraised the methodological quality of the included studies. The included studies could not be subjected to meta-analysis due to the significant variations in SAS intervention protocols and outcome measurement instruments. This systematic review therefore reported the results of the included trials narratively.

resultsSeven studies were identified, which involved 906 cancer patients. SAS protocols varied across trials without an optimal evidence-based standard intervention protocol to manage cancer-related sleep disturbance. Sanyinjiao (SP6) was the most commonly selected acupoint. Manual acupuncture was typically 15-30 min in duration and was conducted once a day or once a week for a period of 1-5 weeks, whereas self-administered acupressure was typically 1-3 min in duration per point and was conducted once a day, such as during night time before going to bed, for a period of 1-5 months. The results indicated that SAS could potentially relieve cancer-related sleep disturbance and improve quality of life. Mild adverse effects were reported in three of the included studies, but none of them performed a causality analysis to clarify the association between the reported adverse events and the intervention.

conclusionsThis systematic review showed that SAS is a useful approach to relieving cancer-related sleep disturbance. However, research evidence on SAS for managing cancer-related sleep disturbance has not been fully conclusive due to the limited number of existing clinical studies with relatively small sample size and suboptimal methodological quality. Clinical trials with large sample size and robust methodology are warranted in future research.

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