Acupuncture for the Treatment of Taxane-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer Patients: A Pilot Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Some chemotherapy drugs can damage the nerves and cause peripheral neuropathy which is accompanied by severe neuropathic pain or gait impairment. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and the safety of acupuncture for the treatment of peripheral neuropathy following chemotherapy in Korean breast cancer patients.

Design

This study was a prospective single-arm observational study using before and after measurements in breast cancer patients presenting with taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy.

Settings/location

This study was performed at East-West Medical Center at Daegu Catholic University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea.

Interventions

Acupuncture was administered 3 times a week for 4 consecutive weeks, for 25 ± 5 minutes at each sessi

SUBMITTER: Jeong YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6215569 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature