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SynthesisBMC complementary medicine and therapies2021

Wrist-ankle acupuncture has a positive effect on cancer pain: a meta-analysis.

Bei Dong, Lu Lin, Qiuyun Chen, Yishu Qi, Fen Wang, Keyan Qian, Li Tian

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Synthesis in BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bei DongOncology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Lu LinSchool of Nursing, Medical College of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Qiuyun ChenOncology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Yishu QiSchool of Nursing, Medical College of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Fen WangOncology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Keyan QianRadiotherapy Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Li TianOncology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006, China. tianlisz@suda.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6243-6331
Soochow University · CN

Funding

Humanity and Social Science Youth Foundation of Ministry of Education of China 18YJCZH164National Natural Science Foundation of China 81801098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWrist-ankle acupuncture (WAA) as a kind of micro acupuncture therapy has been used to management cancer pain, however, the effects of WAA on cancer pain were controversial in the current studies. Therefore, the purpose of this meta-analysis was to critically evaluate the effect of wrist-ankle acupuncture (WAA) on cancer pain.

methodsSeven digital databases were searched from the inception of databases to July 2020, including CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, CBM, Cochrane Library, PubMed and Embase. Randomized controlled trials conforming to the inclusion and exclusion criteria were screened and extracted; the risk of bias was evaluated using the Cochrane Collaboration criteria. The primary outcome indicators included pain relief rate and pain score, and the secondary outcome was adverse reaction incidence. All analyses were performed with Review Manager 5.3.

resultsA total of 13 studies with 1005 cancer patients (intervention group: 568, control group: 437) were included in this meta-analysis. The results demonstrated that the pain relief rate of experimental group (WAA / WAA + drug intervention) was better than that of control group (analgesic drug intervention), and the difference was statistically significant [RR = 1.31, 95%CI: 1.15 ~ 1.49, P < 0.01].

conclusionsWAA has certain effect on cancer pain, and the effect of WAA combined with pharmacological intervention is better than that of drug therapy alone.

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Acupuncture PointsAcupuncture TherapyAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnkleBiasCancer PainFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain ManagementPain MeasurementWristYoung AdultCancerMeta-analysisPainRandomized controlled trialWrist-ankle acupuncture

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PMID33413347
PMCPMC7791657
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