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| The curative effect of warm acupuncture and moxibustion on peripheral neurotoxicity caused by oxaliplatin |
| Hits 2079 Download times 2207 Received:March 17, 2011 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2011.03.15 |
| Key Words
warm acupuncture and moxibustion;oxaliplatin;chemotherapy;peripheral neurotoxicity |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | TIAN Yan-ping | The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | ZHANG Ying | The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | JIA Ying-jie | The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China |
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| Abstract
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| [Objective] To observe the therapeutic effect of warm acupuncture and moxibustion on peripheral neurotoxicity caused by oxaliplatin and look for the effective treatment method for it.[Methods] Using randomized controlled trial 76 patients with gastrointestinal tumor,which met with the inclusion criteria and appeared peripheral neurotoxicity after chemotherapy were randomly divided into warm acupuncture and moxibustion group (38 cases) and the control group (38 cases).The patients in warm in normal group were treated with acupuncture plus moxibustion.The patients in control group were treated with Neurotropin,4 mg,intramuscular injection every day for a treatment course of 21 days together.[Results] The difference of neurotoxic classification and the quality of life between the two groups after the treatment were significant (P<0.05).[Conclusion] The treatment effect of warm acupuncture and moxibustion on peripheral neurotoxicity caused by oxaliplatin is satisfactory. |
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