Korean Journal of Acupuncture

Society for Meridian and Acupoint (경락경혈학회)
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The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Fatigue Severity in Lung Cancer Patients: Pilot Study

침치료가 폐암 환자의 피로도에 미치는 영향: Pilot Study

  • Hyun, Dae-Sung (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Dae (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Deagu Hanny University) ;
  • Kwon, Hyo-Jung (Department of Acupuncture and Meridian, College of Korean Medicine, Deagu Hanny University) ;
  • Jung, Hyun-Jung (Department of Diagnostics, College of Korean Medicine, Deagu Hanny University)
  • 현대성 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김종대 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 한방내과학교실) ;
  • 권효정 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 정현정 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 진단학교실)
  • Received : 2012.09.08
  • Accepted : 2012.11.19
  • Published : 2012.12.27
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Abstract

Objectives : Fatigue is a common and distressing symptom that is a concern for cancer patients. It has a decisive effect on quality of life. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of clinical trial to evaluate of efficacy and safety of acupuncture on cancer related fatigue of lung cancer patients. Methods : Total lung cancer 9 patients complained of fatigue were treated by acupuncture twice a week for four weeks(8 times in total). Evaluation of the severity of fatigue was measured by FSS(Fatigue Severity Score). In visit 1, 10, we checked FSS. For check safety of acupuncture treatment, we did blood test. Results : After 4 weeks of acupuncture treatment, the FSS was significantly decreased from $4.92{\pm}1.06$ to $3.74{\pm}1.37$(p=0.008). And the level of hemoglobin was significantly increased from 10.87 g/dl to 12.01 g/dl(p=0.014). No other lab measures indicated any significant differences between before and after acupuncture treatment. Conclusions : This study suggests that acupuncture treatment will be beneficial for lung cancer patients to improve the fatigue severity. And acupuncture treatment is safe method for lung cancer patients. A large-scale study to confirm efficacy and safety of acupuncture is needed.

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