Peng LIU, Lianyang XU, Zhaowen PENG, et al. Evaluation of clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with acupoint application in the treatment of malignant bowel obstruction. [J]. Modern Chinese Clinical Medicine 29(2):13-18(2022)
DOI:
Peng LIU, Lianyang XU, Zhaowen PENG, et al. Evaluation of clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with acupoint application in the treatment of malignant bowel obstruction. [J]. Modern Chinese Clinical Medicine 29(2):13-18(2022) DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-6606.2022.02.003.
Evaluation of clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with acupoint application in the treatment of malignant bowel obstruction
To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of acupoint acupuncture combined with acupoint application in the treatment of malignant bowel obstruction (MBO).
Methods
2
Sixty participants with MBO were randomly enrolled into the treatment group (
n
=30) and control group (
n
=30). Conventional symptomatic supportive treatment was applied to the control group while the acupuncture combined with acupoint application was given to the treatment group on the basis of symptomatic treatment. The overall clinical efficacy
Karnofsky (KPS) functional status score efficacy
obstruction symptom score
quality of life (QOL) score and safety of the 2 groups were evaluated.
Results
2
As for the overall efficacy
9 cases were completely relieved
19 cases were improved
and 2 cases were ineffective
with a total effective rate of 93% in the treatment group. In the control group
3 cases were completely relieved
18 cases improved
and 9 cases were ineffective
with a total effective rate of 70%. Nonparametric test showed that as compared with the control group
acupoint acupuncture combined with acupoint application had advantages in clinical effects (
Z
=-2.686
P
=0.007
P
<
0.05). Efficacy of KPS functional status scores was compared between the two groups. Among the 30 cases in the treatment group
21 cases were improved
5 cases were effective
4 cases were stable
and 0 case was ineffective
with a total effective rate of 86.7%. In the control group
13 cases were increased
10 cases were effective
2 cases were stable
and 5 cases were invalid
with a total effective rate of 76.7%. Nonparametric test showed that KPS functional status score efficacy was better in the treatment group than in the control group (
Z
=-2.106
P
=0.035
P
<
0.05). The score of obstruction symptoms in both groups was improved after treatment
as compared with before treatment (
P
<
0.05)
and the score in the treatment group was improved significantly
as compared with the control group. The difference between the two groups before and after treatment was statistically significant (
P
<
0.05)
more in the treatment group than in the control group. In terms of QOL score
both groups were improved after treatment compared with before treatment. QOL score was more significantly improved in the treatment group than in the control group (
P
<
0.05)
indicating that the treatment group was superior to the control group. No serious adverse reactions occurred in both groups during treatment.
Conclusions
2
The combination of acupuncture and acupoint application shows good clinical effects in the treatment of MBO.
关键词
恶性肠梗阻中医外治法针刺穴位贴敷多模式理念姑息治疗
Keywords
malignant bowel obstruction (MBO)external therapies of TCMacupunctureacupoint applicationmulti-mode conceptpalliative treatment
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