Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture and usual care for Antiandrogen-Induced hot fLashes in prostate cancer (AVAIL): study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture and usual care for Antiandrogen-Induced hot fLashes in prostate cancer (AVAIL): study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Abstract Background Hot flashes are the common and debilitating symptom among prostate cancer (PCa) patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Strong evidence from multiple rigorously designed studies indicated that pharmacological option such as venlafaxine provides partial relief, but...

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Main Authors: Zongshi Qin, Zhiwei Zang, Jianyong Yu, Jianqin Lv, Ning Li, Jialing Zhang, Mingxiao Yang, Joey S. W. Kwong, Ran Pang, Jianfeng Wang, Zhengyu Cui, Yongpei Yu, Haibo Wang, Yidan Zhu, Yifang Yuan, Xiao Li, Yangfeng Wu, Jiani Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Sham acupuncture
Quality of life
Prostate cancer
Hot flashes
Randomized controlled trial
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04218-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04218-y

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