Effectiveness of Acupuncture Treatment on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Pilot, Randomized, Assessor-Blinded, Controlled Trial.

Conclusion: Our study revealed that acupuncture, as a kind of traditional Chinese therapeutic method, is significantly effective and safe in the treatment of CIPN. Moreover, acupuncture is more effective than using vitamin B1 and gabapentin as the conventional treatment. Trial registration. This trial is registered with the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT20190615043900N1).
PMID: 32676134 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Pain Research and Management - July 19, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Iravani S, Kazemi Motlagh AH, Emami Razavi SZ, Shahi F, Wang J, Hou L, Sun W, Afshari Fard MR, Aghili M, Karimi M, Rezaeizadeh H, Zhao B Tags: Pain Res Manag Source Type: research