NADA Ear Acupuncture for Breast Cancer Treatment–Related Hot Flashes and Night Sweats: An Observational Study

Autor:	Beverley de Valois, Christine McCourt, EJ Maher, Nicola Robinson, Teresa Young
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Auriculotherapy business.industry Outcome measures medicine.disease Cancer treatment Breast cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Internal medicine Physical therapy medicine Acupuncture Observational study business Tamoxifen medicine.drug Early breast cancer
Zdroj:	Medical Acupuncture. 24:256-268
ISSN:	1933-6594 1933-6586
DOI:	10.1089/acu.2012.0897
Popis:	Background: Hot flashes and night sweats (HF&NS) are major side-effects of adjuvant hormonal treatments for breast cancer. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) five-point ear acupuncture protocol to reduce HF&NS and improve physical and emotional well-being for women receiving adjuvant treatments for breast cancer. Design: This trial was a single-arm observational study that used before-and-after measurements. Setting: The trial was conducted at a National Health Service cancer treatment center in southern England. Patients: The subjects included women with early breast cancer, ≥35 years old, ≥6 months post–active cancer treatment, receiving tamoxifen ≥6 months, and self-reporting ≥4 HF&NS incidents/24-hours for ≥3 months. Intervention: Fifty participants completed weekly NADA treatment for 8 weeks in small groups of ≤5 patients. Main Outcome Measures: The factors examined were changes in scores at end of tr...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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