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- Title
The safety and efficacy of using moxibustion and or acupuncture for cancer-related insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
- Authors
Carol Chunfeng Wang; Ellen Yichun Han; Jenkins, Mark; Xuepei Hong; Shuqin Pang; Whitehead, Lisa; Kirk, Deborah L.; William, Anne
- Abstract
Introduction: This study aimed to synthesise the best available evidence on the safety and efficacy of using moxibustion and/or acupuncture to manage cancer-related insomnia (CRI). Methods: The PRISMA framework guided the review. Nine databases were searched from its inception to July 2020, published in English or Chinese. Randomised clinical trials (RCTs) of moxibustion and or acupuncture for the treatment of CRI were selected for inclusion. Methodological quality was assessed using the method suggested by the Cochrane collaboration. The Cochrane Review Manager was used to conduct a meta-analysis. Results: Fourteen RCTs met the eligibility criteria. Twelve RCTs used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score as continuous data and a meta-analysis showed positive effects of moxibustion and or acupuncture (n=997, mean difference (MD)=−1.84, 95% confidence interval (CI)=−2.75 to −0.94, p<0.01). Five RCTs using continuous data and a meta-analysis in these studies also showed significant difference between two groups (n=358, risk ratio (RR)=0.45, 95% CI=0.26–0.80, I 2 =39%). Conclusion: The meta-analyses demonstrated that moxibustion and or acupuncture showed a positive effect in managing CRI. Such modalities could be considered an add-on option in the current CRI management regimen.
- Subjects
INSOMNIA risk factors; INSOMNIA treatment; MEDICAL databases; MOXIBUSTION; META-analysis; CONFIDENCE intervals; MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; ACUPUNCTURE; SYSTEMATIC reviews; CANCER patients; TREATMENT effectiveness; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; TUMORS; COMBINED modality therapy; MEDLINE; PATIENT safety; AMED (Information retrieval system); DISEASE complications
- Publication
Palliative Care & Social Practice, 2022, Vol 16, p1
- ISSN
2632-3524
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/26323524211070569