Impact of Baseline Expectancy on Outcome Prediction of Real and Sham Acupuncture for Persistent Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Pain in Solid Tumor Survivors: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Background: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) pain significantly worsens cancer survivors’ quality of life. Expectancy may play an important role in acupuncture response. We sought to explore whether expectancy predicts pain outcome in real acupuncture (RA) and sham acupuncture (SA)...

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Main Authors: Xiaotong Li PhD, Lilly Zhi HSD, Katherine Y. Han BA, Susan Q. Li MS, Khalada Ahmad MD, Christina Seluzicki MBE, Rui Wang MD, PhD, Ting Bao MD, DABMA, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:Integrative Cancer Therapies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/15347354221149992