A Feasibility Study of Moxibustion for Treating Anorexia and Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial
Objective . The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of using moxibustion for treating anorexia and improving quality of life in patients with metastatic cancer. Methods . We conducted a randomized sham-controlled trial of moxibustion. Sixteen patients with m...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
SAGE Publishing
2017-03-01
|
| Series: | Integrative Cancer Therapies |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735416654762 |
| _version_ | 1818956478471471104 |
|---|---|
| author | Ju-Hyun Jeon KMD, PhD Chong-Kwan Cho KMD, PhD So-Jung Park KMD, PhD Hwi-Joong Kang KMD, PhD Kyungmin Kim KMD In-Chul Jung KMD, PhD Young-Il Kim KMD, PhD Suk-Hoon Lee PhD Hwa-Seung Yoo KMD, PhD |
| author_facet | Ju-Hyun Jeon KMD, PhD Chong-Kwan Cho KMD, PhD So-Jung Park KMD, PhD Hwi-Joong Kang KMD, PhD Kyungmin Kim KMD In-Chul Jung KMD, PhD Young-Il Kim KMD, PhD Suk-Hoon Lee PhD Hwa-Seung Yoo KMD, PhD |
| author_sort | Ju-Hyun Jeon KMD, PhD |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Objective . The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of using moxibustion for treating anorexia and improving quality of life in patients with metastatic cancer. Methods . We conducted a randomized sham-controlled trial of moxibustion. Sixteen patients with metastatic cancer were recruited from Daejeon, South Korea. The patients were randomly placed into a true or a sham moxibustion group and received 10 true or sham moxibustion treatments administered to the abdomen (CV12, CV8, CV4) and legs (ST36) over a 2-week period. Outcome measures included interest in participating in the trial, identification of successful recruitment strategies, the appropriateness of eligibility criteria, and compliance with the treatment plan (ie, attendance at treatment sessions). Clinical outcomes included results of the Functional Assessment of Anorexia/Cachexia Therapy (FAACT), answers on the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer 30-item core quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30) questionnaires, scores on the visual analogue scale (VAS), and the results from blood tests and a safety evaluation. Results . Moxibustion was an acceptable intervention in patients with metastatic cancer. Compliance with the treatment protocol was high, with 11 patients completing all 10 treatments. No serious adverse events related to moxibustion occurred, but 4 patients in the true moxibustion group reported mild rubefaction, which disappeared in a few hours. Conclusion . This study suggests that moxibustion may be safely used to treat anorexia and improve quality of life in patients with metastatic cancer. However, further research is needed to confirm this result. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-20T10:54:36Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-a0125f8041bc4eb4a2d732b68fe05325 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1534-7354 1552-695X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-20T10:54:36Z |
| publishDate | 2017-03-01 |
| publisher | SAGE Publishing |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Integrative Cancer Therapies |
| spelling | doaj.art-a0125f8041bc4eb4a2d732b68fe053252022-12-21T19:43:11ZengSAGE PublishingIntegrative Cancer Therapies1534-73541552-695X2017-03-011610.1177/1534735416654762A Feasibility Study of Moxibustion for Treating Anorexia and Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: A Randomized Sham-Controlled TrialJu-Hyun Jeon KMD, PhD0Chong-Kwan Cho KMD, PhD1So-Jung Park KMD, PhD2Hwi-Joong Kang KMD, PhD3Kyungmin Kim KMD4In-Chul Jung KMD, PhD5Young-Il Kim KMD, PhD6Suk-Hoon Lee PhD7Hwa-Seung Yoo KMD, PhD8Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University, Daejoen, Republic of KoreaDunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University, Daejoen, Republic of KoreaDunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University, Daejoen, Republic of KoreaDaejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University, Daejoen, Republic of KoreaDunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University, Daejoen, Republic of KoreaChungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University, Daejoen, Republic of KoreaObjective . The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of using moxibustion for treating anorexia and improving quality of life in patients with metastatic cancer. Methods . We conducted a randomized sham-controlled trial of moxibustion. Sixteen patients with metastatic cancer were recruited from Daejeon, South Korea. The patients were randomly placed into a true or a sham moxibustion group and received 10 true or sham moxibustion treatments administered to the abdomen (CV12, CV8, CV4) and legs (ST36) over a 2-week period. Outcome measures included interest in participating in the trial, identification of successful recruitment strategies, the appropriateness of eligibility criteria, and compliance with the treatment plan (ie, attendance at treatment sessions). Clinical outcomes included results of the Functional Assessment of Anorexia/Cachexia Therapy (FAACT), answers on the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer 30-item core quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30) questionnaires, scores on the visual analogue scale (VAS), and the results from blood tests and a safety evaluation. Results . Moxibustion was an acceptable intervention in patients with metastatic cancer. Compliance with the treatment protocol was high, with 11 patients completing all 10 treatments. No serious adverse events related to moxibustion occurred, but 4 patients in the true moxibustion group reported mild rubefaction, which disappeared in a few hours. Conclusion . This study suggests that moxibustion may be safely used to treat anorexia and improve quality of life in patients with metastatic cancer. However, further research is needed to confirm this result.https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735416654762 |
| spellingShingle | Ju-Hyun Jeon KMD, PhD Chong-Kwan Cho KMD, PhD So-Jung Park KMD, PhD Hwi-Joong Kang KMD, PhD Kyungmin Kim KMD In-Chul Jung KMD, PhD Young-Il Kim KMD, PhD Suk-Hoon Lee PhD Hwa-Seung Yoo KMD, PhD A Feasibility Study of Moxibustion for Treating Anorexia and Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial Integrative Cancer Therapies |
| title | A Feasibility Study of Moxibustion for Treating Anorexia and Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial |
| title_full | A Feasibility Study of Moxibustion for Treating Anorexia and Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial |
| title_fullStr | A Feasibility Study of Moxibustion for Treating Anorexia and Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Feasibility Study of Moxibustion for Treating Anorexia and Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial |
| title_short | A Feasibility Study of Moxibustion for Treating Anorexia and Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial |
| title_sort | feasibility study of moxibustion for treating anorexia and improving quality of life in patients with metastatic cancer a randomized sham controlled trial |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735416654762 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT juhyunjeonkmdphd afeasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT chongkwanchokmdphd afeasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT sojungparkkmdphd afeasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT hwijoongkangkmdphd afeasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT kyungminkimkmd afeasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT inchuljungkmdphd afeasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT youngilkimkmdphd afeasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT sukhoonleephd afeasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT hwaseungyookmdphd afeasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT juhyunjeonkmdphd feasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT chongkwanchokmdphd feasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT sojungparkkmdphd feasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT hwijoongkangkmdphd feasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT kyungminkimkmd feasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT inchuljungkmdphd feasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT youngilkimkmdphd feasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT sukhoonleephd feasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial AT hwaseungyookmdphd feasibilitystudyofmoxibustionfortreatinganorexiaandimprovingqualityoflifeinpatientswithmetastaticcancerarandomizedshamcontrolledtrial |