Acupuncture versus massage for pain in patients living with advanced cancer: a protocol for the IMPACT randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pain, comorbid fatigue and sleep disturbances are common and distressing symptoms for patients with advanced cancer, negatively impacting their quality of life. Clinical guidelines recommend non-pharmacological interventions, including acupuncture and massage, for pain management in adult patients with cancer in adjunct to conventional care. However, high-quality evidence about the comparative effectiveness and long-term durability of these therapies for symptom management is limited.

Methods and analysis

We describe the design of a two-arm, parallel group, multicentre randomised controlled trial that investigates the use of acupuncture versus massage for musculoskeletal pain among 300 patients with diverse types of advanced cancer. The primary aim is to evaluat

SUBMITTER: Romero SAD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9438082 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature