Acupuncture vs Massage for Pain in Patients Living With Advanced Cancer: The IMPACT Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pain is challenging for patients with advanced cancer. While recent guidelines recommend acupuncture and massage for cancer pain, their comparative effectiveness is unknown.

Objective

To compare the effects of acupuncture and massage on musculoskeletal pain among patients with advanced cancer.

Design, setting, and participants

A multicenter pragmatic randomized clinical trial was conducted at US cancer care centers consisting of a northeastern comprehensive cancer center and a southeastern cancer institute from September 19, 2019, through February 23, 2022. The principal investigator and study statisticians were blinded to treatment assignments. The duration of follow-up was 26 weeks. Intention-to-treat analyses were performed (linear mixed models). Partici

SUBMITTER: Epstein AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10646731 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature