Open AccessEffect of acupuncture at 3 anti-fatigue acupoints in the treatment of cancer-related fatigue in patients with cancer
Author(s) -
Muxi Liao,
Yizi Xie,
Yan Jiao,
Tong Lin,
Shuliang Ji,
Zongyao Li,
Wenjing Zhao,
Yunjuan Yang,
Lizhu Lin,
Junzhang Lin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000015919
Subject(s) - medicine , funnel plot , cancer related fatigue , meta analysis , acupuncture , publication bias , physical therapy , cochrane library , medline , subgroup analysis , randomized controlled trial , cancer , grading (engineering) , alternative medicine , pathology , civil engineering , political science , law , engineering
Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF), is a common distressing symptom of cancer. What's more, “Three anti-fatigue acupoints” is one of the most important components of “Jin's 3-needle therapy” created by Rui Jin, a professor of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, which can be used in the treatment of CRF. In this article, researchers will assess the safety and effect of acupuncture at 3 anti-fatigue acupoints on CRF in patients with cancer. Methods: Literature search for relevant articles up to October 2018 will be carried out in 9 databases: Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, VIP, CBM, CNKI, Wanfang Database, CiNii, and OASIS. The included literatures will be randomized controlled trials of acupuncture at 3 anti-fatigue acupoints on CRF in patients with cancer. The certain common scales, which reflect the patients’ fatigue degree or life quality will be the primary outcome measures. The secondary outcome measures will be defined with the blood index. After collecting the data, we will utilize Stata V.13.0. to perform data synthesis, subgroup analysis, partial sequence analysis, sensitivity analysis, and so on. A funnel plot will be used to assess reporting biases. And the funnel plot will be evaluated by the Egger and Begg tests. The quality of evidence will be judged by the grading of recommendations assessment, development, and evaluation. Results: The results of this systematic review and meta-analysis will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. Conclusion: Our study will provide the evidence for the clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture at 3 anti-fatigue acupoints in the treatment of CRF.