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Lesi G, Razzini G, Musti MA, Stivanello E, Petrucci C, Benedetti B, Rondini E, Ligabue MB, Scaltriti L, Botti A, Artioli F, Mancuso P, Cardini F, Pandolfi P. Acupuncture As an Integrative Approach for the Treatment of Hot Flashes in Women With Breast Cancer: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (AcCliMaT). J Clin Oncol 2016; 34:1795-802. [PMID: 27022113 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.63.2893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE To determine the effectiveness of acupuncture for the management of hot flashes in women with breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a pragmatic, randomized controlled trial comparing acupuncture plus enhanced self-care versus enhanced self-care alone. A total of 190 women with breast cancer were randomly assigned. Random assignment was performed with stratification for hormonal therapy; the allocation ratio was 1:1. Both groups received a booklet with information about climacteric syndrome and its management to be followed for at least 12 weeks. In addition, the acupuncture group received 10 traditional acupuncture treatment sessions involving needling of predefined acupoints. The primary outcome was hot flash score at the end of treatment (week 12), calculated as the frequency multiplied by the average severity of hot flashes. The secondary outcomes were climacteric symptoms and quality of life, measured by the Greene Climacteric and Menopause Quality of Life scales. Health outcomes were measured for up to 6 months after treatment. Expectation and satisfaction of treatment effect and safety were also evaluated. We used intention-to-treat analyses. RESULTS Of the participants, 105 were randomly assigned to enhanced self-care and 85 to acupuncture plus enhanced self-care. Acupuncture plus enhanced self-care was associated with a significantly lower hot flash score than enhanced self-care at the end of treatment (P < .001) and at 3- and 6-month post-treatment follow-up visits (P = .0028 and .001, respectively). Acupuncture was also associated with fewer climacteric symptoms and higher quality of life in the vasomotor, physical, and psychosocial dimensions (P < .05). CONCLUSION Acupuncture in association with enhanced self-care is an effective integrative intervention for managing hot flashes and improving quality of life in women with breast cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Grazia Lesi
- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy.
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Grazia Lesi, Muriel Assunta Musti, Elisa Stivanello, Chiara Petrucci, Pamela Mancuso, and Paolo Pandolfi, Bologna Local Health Authority; Francesco Cardini, Health and Social Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna; Giorgia Razzini, Benedetta Benedetti, and Fabrizio Artioli, Civil Hospital, Carpi; Ermanno Rondini, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Civil Hospital, Coreggio; Laura Scaltriti, Civil Hospital, Guastalla; and Alberto Botti, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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Molassiotis A, Bardy J, Finnegan-John J, Mackereth P, Ryder DW, Filshie J, Ream E, Richardson A. Acupuncture for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With Breast Cancer: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Oncol 2012; 30:4470-6. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.41.6222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose We aimed to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture for cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in patients with breast cancer. Patients and Methods We conducted a pragmatic, randomized controlled trial comparing acupuncture with enhanced usual care. Three hundred two outpatients with breast cancer participated. We randomly assigned 75 patients to usual care and 227 patients to acupuncture plus usual care (random assignment of 1:3 respectively) with minimization controlling for baseline general fatigue and maintenance treatment. Treatment was delivered by acupuncturists once a week for 6 weeks through needling three pairs of acupoints. The usual care group received a booklet with information about fatigue and its management. Primary outcome was general fatigue at 6 weeks, measured with the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI). Other measurements included the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General quality-of-life scale, and expectation of acupuncture effect. Analyses were by intention to treat. Results Two hundred forty-six of 302 patients randomly assigned provided complete data at 6 weeks. The difference in the mean General Fatigue score, between those who received the intervention and those who did not, was −3.11 (95% CI, −3.97 to −2.25; P < .001). The intervention also improved all other fatigue aspects measured by MFI, including Physical Fatigue and Mental Fatigue (acupuncture effect, −2.36 and −1.94, respectively; both at P < .001), anxiety and depression (acupuncture effect, −1.83 and −2.13, respectively; both at P < .001), and quality of life (Physical Well-Being effect, 3.30; Functional Well-Being effect, 3.57; both at P < .001; Emotional Well-Being effect, 1.93; P = .001; and Social Functioning Well-Being effect, 1.05; P < .05). Conclusion Acupuncture is an effective intervention for managing the symptom of CRF and improving patients' quality of life.
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- Alexander Molassiotis
- Alex Molassiotis and Joy Bardy, School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work, University of Manchester; Peter Mackereth and David W. Ryder, Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester; Jennifer Finnegan-John and Emma Ream, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London; Jacqueline Filshie, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London; and Alison Richardson, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Alex Molassiotis and Joy Bardy, School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work, University of Manchester; Peter Mackereth and David W. Ryder, Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester; Jennifer Finnegan-John and Emma Ream, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London; Jacqueline Filshie, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London; and Alison Richardson, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Alex Molassiotis and Joy Bardy, School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work, University of Manchester; Peter Mackereth and David W. Ryder, Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester; Jennifer Finnegan-John and Emma Ream, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London; Jacqueline Filshie, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London; and Alison Richardson, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Alex Molassiotis and Joy Bardy, School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work, University of Manchester; Peter Mackereth and David W. Ryder, Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester; Jennifer Finnegan-John and Emma Ream, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London; Jacqueline Filshie, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London; and Alison Richardson, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Alex Molassiotis and Joy Bardy, School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work, University of Manchester; Peter Mackereth and David W. Ryder, Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester; Jennifer Finnegan-John and Emma Ream, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London; Jacqueline Filshie, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London; and Alison Richardson, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Alex Molassiotis and Joy Bardy, School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work, University of Manchester; Peter Mackereth and David W. Ryder, Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester; Jennifer Finnegan-John and Emma Ream, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London; Jacqueline Filshie, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London; and Alison Richardson, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Alex Molassiotis and Joy Bardy, School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work, University of Manchester; Peter Mackereth and David W. Ryder, Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester; Jennifer Finnegan-John and Emma Ream, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London; Jacqueline Filshie, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London; and Alison Richardson, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Alex Molassiotis and Joy Bardy, School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work, University of Manchester; Peter Mackereth and David W. Ryder, Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester; Jennifer Finnegan-John and Emma Ream, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London; Jacqueline Filshie, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London; and Alison Richardson, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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