Phase 1/2 Randomized Clinical Trial of In-clinic acupuncture Prior to Bacillus Calmette-Gu érin in Patients with High-risk Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer

CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture prior to induction BCG treatments is feasible and safe. In this phase 1/2 trial, improved urinary function scores were observed among patients undergoing acupuncture. Patients receiving acupuncture reported high degrees of satisfaction with treatments.PATIENT SUMMARY: We evaluated the safety and feasibility of delivering acupuncture in a urology clinic prior to weekly intravesical bladder cancer treatments with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in a randomized controlled trial. We found that acupuncture could be delivered safely prior to weekly BCG instillations and that the use of acupuncture was associated with high patient satisfaction and a decrease in patient-reported urinary symptoms compared with usual care.PMID:38653622 | DOI:10.1016/j.euo.2024.04.002

Source: Pain Physician - April 23, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Sarah P Psutka Susan Veleber Jonathan Siman Sarah K Holt Samia Jannat Jonathan L Wright Daniel W Lin John L Gore George R Schade Zachary Annen Heather Greenlee Source Type: research