Effects of acupuncture-related intervention on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life: An umbrella review
Abstracts: Background: Numerous studies have explored the role of acupuncture-related treatments in alleviating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) and improving the quality of life for patients with cancer, resulting in mixed findings. This umbrella review aimed to synthesize existin...
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| description | Abstracts: Background: Numerous studies have explored the role of acupuncture-related treatments in alleviating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) and improving the quality of life for patients with cancer, resulting in mixed findings. This umbrella review aimed to synthesize existing systematic reviews (SRs) to deliver an updated assessment of the certainty of evidence concerning the effects of acupuncture-related treatments on CIPN and quality of life among a diverse group of patients with cancer. Methods: This umbrella review considered eligible SRs published on one of nine electronic databases between inception and August 2024. It included adult patients with cancer of any stage who were undergoing chemotherapy. Interventions encompassed acupuncture, either alone or with electrical stimulation or moxibustion, and transcutaneous electrical acupoint/nerve stimulation (TEAS). The outcomes analyzed were changes in CIPN, nerve conduction velocity (NCV), and quality of life. Results: The outcomes were evaluated using data obtained from 14 SRs that demonstrated moderate to high methodological and reporting quality. The findings showed that acupuncture (either alone or combined with electrical stimulation) and TEAS effectively alleviated CIPN symptoms, reduced CIPN pain, improved NCV, and enhanced quality of life. Conclusion: The findings of this umbrella review indicate that these benefits were usually noticeable by the second week of treatment, persisted until the sixth week, and then gradually declined. Sensory nerve recovery occurred more rapidly than motor nerve recovery, often within 1.5 weeks. Although acupuncture combined with moxibustion or acupressure also enhanced patient outcomes, there was insufficient information available for further study analysis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d127b0df8b84788a308fe4148947af82025-02-04T04:10:18ZengElsevierComplementary Therapies in Medicine0965-22992025-05-0189103131Effects of acupuncture-related intervention on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life: An umbrella reviewMei-Ling Yeh0Chin-Che Hsu1Matthew Lin2Chuan-Ju Lin3Jaung-Geng Lin4School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing & Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University Research Center of Cochrane Taiwan, 365 Minte Road, Taipei, Taiwan; Taipei Medical University Research Center of Cochrane TaiwanKaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, TaiwanSchool of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing & Health Sciences, 365 Minte Road, Taipei, TaiwanHsinchu Cathay General Hospital, No. 678, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan; National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences; Corresponding author at: Hsinchu Cathay General Hospital, No. 678, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan.School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, Taiwan; Corresponding author.Abstracts: Background: Numerous studies have explored the role of acupuncture-related treatments in alleviating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) and improving the quality of life for patients with cancer, resulting in mixed findings. This umbrella review aimed to synthesize existing systematic reviews (SRs) to deliver an updated assessment of the certainty of evidence concerning the effects of acupuncture-related treatments on CIPN and quality of life among a diverse group of patients with cancer. Methods: This umbrella review considered eligible SRs published on one of nine electronic databases between inception and August 2024. It included adult patients with cancer of any stage who were undergoing chemotherapy. Interventions encompassed acupuncture, either alone or with electrical stimulation or moxibustion, and transcutaneous electrical acupoint/nerve stimulation (TEAS). The outcomes analyzed were changes in CIPN, nerve conduction velocity (NCV), and quality of life. Results: The outcomes were evaluated using data obtained from 14 SRs that demonstrated moderate to high methodological and reporting quality. The findings showed that acupuncture (either alone or combined with electrical stimulation) and TEAS effectively alleviated CIPN symptoms, reduced CIPN pain, improved NCV, and enhanced quality of life. Conclusion: The findings of this umbrella review indicate that these benefits were usually noticeable by the second week of treatment, persisted until the sixth week, and then gradually declined. Sensory nerve recovery occurred more rapidly than motor nerve recovery, often within 1.5 weeks. Although acupuncture combined with moxibustion or acupressure also enhanced patient outcomes, there was insufficient information available for further study analysis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965229925000068AcupunctureChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)PainQuality of lifeUmbrella review |
| spellingShingle | Mei-Ling Yeh Chin-Che Hsu Matthew Lin Chuan-Ju Lin Jaung-Geng Lin Effects of acupuncture-related intervention on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life: An umbrella review Complementary Therapies in Medicine Acupuncture Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) Pain Quality of life Umbrella review |
| title | Effects of acupuncture-related intervention on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life: An umbrella review |
| title_full | Effects of acupuncture-related intervention on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life: An umbrella review |
| title_fullStr | Effects of acupuncture-related intervention on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life: An umbrella review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of acupuncture-related intervention on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life: An umbrella review |
| title_short | Effects of acupuncture-related intervention on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life: An umbrella review |
| title_sort | effects of acupuncture related intervention on chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life an umbrella review |
| topic | Acupuncture Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) Pain Quality of life Umbrella review |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965229925000068 |
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