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Electroacupuncture treatment for pancreatic cancer pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Chen H, Liu TY, Kuai L, Zhu J, Wu CJ, Liu LM.

Pancreatology.

2013

13(6)

594-7.

10.1016/j.pan.2013.10.007.

24280575

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24280575

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Analgesics/therapeutic use
Disease Progression
Electroacupuncture/methods*
Female
Humans
Liver Neoplasms/secondary
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Management
Pain Measurement
Pain, Intractable/etiology*
Pain, Intractable/therapy*
Pancreatic Neoplasms/complications*
Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology
Survival Analysis
Young Adult

Electroacupuncture; Pain; Pancreatic cancer

전침; 통증; 췌장암

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BACKGROUND:
Pancreatic cancer is often accompanied by severe abdominal or back pain. It's the first study to evaluate the analgesic effect of electroacupuncture on pancreatic cancer pain. A randomized controlled trial compared electroacupuncture with control acupuncture using the placebo needle.
METHODS:
Sixty patients with pancreatic cancer pain were randomly assigned to the electroacupuncture group (n = 30) and the placebo control group (n = 30). Patients were treated on Jiaji (Ex-B2) points T8-T12 bilaterally for 30 min once a day for 3 days. Pain intensity was assessed with numerical rated scales (NRS) before the treatment (Baseline), after 3 treatments, and 2 days follow-up.
RESULTS:
Baseline characteristics were similar in the two groups. After 3 treatment, pain intensity on NRS decreased compared with Baseline (-1.67, 95% confidence interval [CI] -1.46 to -1.87) in the electroacupuncture group; there was little change (-0.13, 95% CI 0.08 to -0.35) in control group; the difference between two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.001). Follow-up also found a significant reduction in pain intensity in the electroacupuncture group compared with the control group (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS:
Electroacupuncture was an effective treatment for relieving pancreatic cancer pain.

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