Acupuncture during gynecological oncology surgery: A randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of integrative therapies on perioperative pain and anxiety.
Eran Ben-AryeYakir SegevGalit GalilInbal MaromOrit GresselNili SteinIrena HirshNoah SamuelsMeirav SchmidtElad SchiffIrina LurieOfer LaviePublished in: Cancer (2023)
Integrative oncology programs are increasingly becoming part of supportive/palliative care, with many working within the Society for Integrative Oncology. This study examined the impact of a multimodal integrative oncology program on pain and anxiety among 99 patients undergoing gynecological oncology surgery. Participants were randomized to three groups: preoperative touch/relaxation treatments, followed by intraoperative acupuncture; preoperative touch/relaxation without acupuncture; and a control group receiving standard care only. The preoperative touch/relaxation intervention significantly reduced perioperative anxiety, with the addition of intraoperative acupuncture significantly reducing severe pain as well, when compared with controls. Further research is needed to confirm these findings.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- patients undergoing
- advanced cancer
- pain management
- chronic pain
- minimally invasive
- neuropathic pain
- randomized controlled trial
- coronary artery bypass
- single molecule
- sleep quality
- network analysis
- healthcare
- open label
- double blind
- cardiac surgery
- spinal cord injury
- coronary artery disease
- clinical trial
- spinal cord
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- surgical site infection
- early onset
- study protocol