TY - JOUR
T1 - Acupoint stimulation for cancer-related fatigue
T2 - A quantitative synthesis of randomised controlled trials
AU - Tan, Jing-Yu (Benjamin)
AU - Wang, Tao
AU - Kirshbaum, Marilynne N.
AU - Zhao, Isabella
AU - Yao, Li-Qun
AU - Huang, Hou-Qaing
AU - Zheng, Si-Lin
AU - Eliseeva, Sabina
AU - Polotan, Mary
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the IAS Rainmaker Readiness Grant at Charles Darwin University .
PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - Background and purpose: This study aimed to identify the research evidence on acupoint stimulation (AS) for cancer-related fatigue (CRF) management. Methods: Randomised controlled trials that utilised AS for CRF management were retrieved. The Cochrane Back Review Group Risk of Bias Tool was used for quality appraisal. RevMan 5.3 was used for meta-analysis. Results: Fifteen studies were included. Both the overall (SMD = −0.95, p = 0.008) and sub-group (acupuncture: SMD = −1.25, p = 0.002; short-term AS: SMD = −0.95, p = 0.02; medium-term AS: SMD = −0.96, p = 0.003) analyses indicated that AS was more effective in alleviating CRF than standard treatment/care. A comparison between the true and sham AS interventions favoured the true AS for CRF management, although the difference did not reach statistical significance. Conclusion: This study identified a promising role of AS in improving CRF. However, the study findings should be interpreted prudently due to the limited quality and sample sizes of some of the included studies.
AB - Background and purpose: This study aimed to identify the research evidence on acupoint stimulation (AS) for cancer-related fatigue (CRF) management. Methods: Randomised controlled trials that utilised AS for CRF management were retrieved. The Cochrane Back Review Group Risk of Bias Tool was used for quality appraisal. RevMan 5.3 was used for meta-analysis. Results: Fifteen studies were included. Both the overall (SMD = −0.95, p = 0.008) and sub-group (acupuncture: SMD = −1.25, p = 0.002; short-term AS: SMD = −0.95, p = 0.02; medium-term AS: SMD = −0.96, p = 0.003) analyses indicated that AS was more effective in alleviating CRF than standard treatment/care. A comparison between the true and sham AS interventions favoured the true AS for CRF management, although the difference did not reach statistical significance. Conclusion: This study identified a promising role of AS in improving CRF. However, the study findings should be interpreted prudently due to the limited quality and sample sizes of some of the included studies.
KW - Acupressure
KW - Acupuncture
KW - Cancer
KW - Evidence synthesis
KW - Fatigue
KW - Randomised controlled trials
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101490
DO - 10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101490
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34638053
AN - SCOPUS:85116888602
VL - 45
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
JF - Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
SN - 1744-3881
M1 - 101490
ER -