• Acupunct Med · Mar 2012

    Controlled Clinical Trial

    Acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN): a pilot study using neurography.

    • Sven Schroeder, Gesa Meyer-Hamme, and Susanne Epplée.
    • HanseMerkur Centre for TCM at the University Medical Center, UKE-Campus, House O55, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. schroeder@tcm-am-uke.de
    • Acupunct Med. 2012 Mar 1; 30 (1): 4-7.

    ObjectivesChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) can produce severe neurological deficits and neuropathic pain and is a potential reason for terminating or suspending chemotherapy treatments. Specific and effective curative treatments are lacking.MethodsA pilot study was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on CIPN as measured by changes in nerve conduction studies (NCS) in six patients treated with acupuncture for 10 weeks in addition to best medical care and five control patients who received the best medical care but no specific treatment for CIPN.ResultsIn five of the six patients treated with acupuncture, NCS improved after treatment. In the control group, three of five patients did not show any difference in NCS, one patient improved and one showed impaired NCS.ConclusionThe data suggest that acupuncture has a positive effect on CIPN. The encouraging results of this pilot study justify a randomised controlled trial of acupuncture in CIPN on the basis of NCS.

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