Moxibustion as a Therapy for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema in Female Adults: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial
Objective: To evaluate the effect of moxibustion on relieving breast cancer–related lymphedema. Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in our institution from March 2016 to March 2017. All patients (N = 48) with cancer-related lymphedema were allocated to 2 groups: a trea...
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| author | Chunhui Wang PhD Ming Yang MD Yingyi Fan PhD Xiaohua Pei PhD |
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| description | Objective: To evaluate the effect of moxibustion on relieving breast cancer–related lymphedema. Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in our institution from March 2016 to March 2017. All patients (N = 48) with cancer-related lymphedema were allocated to 2 groups: a treatment group, in which moxibustion was performed, and a control group, in which pneumatic circulation was performed with compression garments worn every day. Therapeutic efficacy was evaluated by measuring arm circumference (wrist crease, 10 cm proximal to wrist crease, elbow crease, and 10 cm proximal to elbow crease) and determining the Revised Piper Fatigue Scale score and Visual Analog Scale score for swelling before and after treatment. Results: All patients were treated for 4 consecutive weeks. Compared with 0 week after treatment, the affected-side arm circumference after 4 weeks’ treatment decreased in both treatment and control groups; the difference value in the treatment group was superior to that in the control group. Compared with the controls, moxibustion resulted in a lower Visual Analog Scale score. The Revised Piper Fatigue total scores were improved in both the moxibustion and control group, and there was no significant difference between the 2 groups. Moxibustion reduced the behavioral, sensory, emotional, and cognitive Revised Piper Fatigue scores, but only the behavioral and sensory scores improved in the control group. Conclusion: Moxibustion has potential effect on breast cancer–related lymphedema. We present promising preliminary data for larger randomized trials to enable accurate evaluation of moxibustion as a lymphedema treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41f49abb698c4fcfa9f5425c9c3fb00c2022-12-22T02:39:14ZengSAGE PublishingIntegrative Cancer Therapies1552-695X2019-08-011810.1177/1534735419866919Moxibustion as a Therapy for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema in Female Adults: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled TrialChunhui Wang PhD0Ming Yang MD1Yingyi Fan PhD2Xiaohua Pei PhD3Fangshan Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Tongzhou Integrative Medicine Hospital, Beijing, ChinaThe 3rd Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaThe 3rd Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaObjective: To evaluate the effect of moxibustion on relieving breast cancer–related lymphedema. Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in our institution from March 2016 to March 2017. All patients (N = 48) with cancer-related lymphedema were allocated to 2 groups: a treatment group, in which moxibustion was performed, and a control group, in which pneumatic circulation was performed with compression garments worn every day. Therapeutic efficacy was evaluated by measuring arm circumference (wrist crease, 10 cm proximal to wrist crease, elbow crease, and 10 cm proximal to elbow crease) and determining the Revised Piper Fatigue Scale score and Visual Analog Scale score for swelling before and after treatment. Results: All patients were treated for 4 consecutive weeks. Compared with 0 week after treatment, the affected-side arm circumference after 4 weeks’ treatment decreased in both treatment and control groups; the difference value in the treatment group was superior to that in the control group. Compared with the controls, moxibustion resulted in a lower Visual Analog Scale score. The Revised Piper Fatigue total scores were improved in both the moxibustion and control group, and there was no significant difference between the 2 groups. Moxibustion reduced the behavioral, sensory, emotional, and cognitive Revised Piper Fatigue scores, but only the behavioral and sensory scores improved in the control group. Conclusion: Moxibustion has potential effect on breast cancer–related lymphedema. We present promising preliminary data for larger randomized trials to enable accurate evaluation of moxibustion as a lymphedema treatment.https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735419866919 |
| spellingShingle | Chunhui Wang PhD Ming Yang MD Yingyi Fan PhD Xiaohua Pei PhD Moxibustion as a Therapy for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema in Female Adults: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial Integrative Cancer Therapies |
| title | Moxibustion as a Therapy for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema in Female Adults: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full | Moxibustion as a Therapy for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema in Female Adults: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_fullStr | Moxibustion as a Therapy for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema in Female Adults: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Moxibustion as a Therapy for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema in Female Adults: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_short | Moxibustion as a Therapy for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema in Female Adults: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_sort | moxibustion as a therapy for breast cancer related lymphedema in female adults a preliminary randomized controlled trial |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735419866919 |
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