Effectiveness of Acupuncture Treatment on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Pilot, Randomized, Assessor-Blinded, Controlled Trial.
Somayeh IravaniAmir Hooman Kazemi MotlaghSeyede Zahra Emami RazaviFarhad ShahiJing WangLi HouWenjun SunMohammad Reza Afshari FardMahdi AghiliMaryam Sadat PaknejadHossein RezaeizadehBaixiao ZhaoPublished in: Pain research & management (2020)
Our study revealed that acupuncture, as a kind of traditional Chinese therapeutic method, is significantly effective and safe in the treatment of CIPN. Moreover, acupuncture is more effective than using vitamin B1 and gabapentin as the conventional treatment. Trial registration. This trial is registered with the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT20190615043900N1).