2019
DOI: 10.1177/2164956119870444
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Acupressure to Reduce Treatment-Related Symptoms for Children With Cancer and Recipients of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract: Background: We describe the study design and protocol of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) Acupressure for Children in Treatment for a Childhood Cancer (ACT-CC). Objective: To describe the feasibility and effectiveness of an acupressure intervention to decrease treatment-related symptoms in children in treatment for cancer or recipients of a chemotherapy-based hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Design: Two-armed RCTs with enrollment of 5 to 30 study days. Setting: Two pediatric teaching hos… Show more

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“…Murti Andriastuti dkk: Efektivitas terapi akupunktur untuk tata laksana adjuvan nyeri kanker P asien anak dengan kanker rentan terhadap keluhan mual, muntah, nyeri, dan lemas. 1 Nyeri merupakan salah satu masalah yang paling menantang dalam bidang onkologi. 1,2 Terapi farmakologis memiliki efektivitas yang tinggi namun dapat memiliki efek samping yang menurunkan kualitas hidup.…”
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“…Murti Andriastuti dkk: Efektivitas terapi akupunktur untuk tata laksana adjuvan nyeri kanker P asien anak dengan kanker rentan terhadap keluhan mual, muntah, nyeri, dan lemas. 1 Nyeri merupakan salah satu masalah yang paling menantang dalam bidang onkologi. 1,2 Terapi farmakologis memiliki efektivitas yang tinggi namun dapat memiliki efek samping yang menurunkan kualitas hidup.…”
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“…1,2 Terapi farmakologis memiliki efektivitas yang tinggi namun dapat memiliki efek samping yang menurunkan kualitas hidup. 1 Akupunktur adalah sebuah terapi yang berasal dari sistem kedokteran tradisional Tiongkok yang telah dikerjakan selama 2500 tahun.3 Sejak tahun 1970, teknik ini telah menjadi populer di seluruh dunia.3 Menurut World Health Organization, akupunktur telah menjadi modalitas terapi di 103 negara dan sekitar 1 dari 10 penyintas kanker di Amerika Serikat menggunakan terapi akupunktur. 3 Studi mengenai akupunktur pada pasien anak dengan kanker memberikan beragam hasil.…”
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“…Acupressure is the application of pressure on the acupuncture point (acupoint) according to the meridian system or channel that embodies art and asian medical philosophy (Micozzi, 2014). These studies explained the application of pressure on the LI4, ST36, and P6 acupoints had relieved headache, chest pain, and abdominal pain, respectively (Lown et al, 2019). The pressure applied is approximately equal to 3-5 kg which induce the sensation of pain, numbness, heaviness, distension, and warmth and assure the accuracy for each acupuncture point (Chen and Wang, 2014).…”
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“…In a study with adults undergoing HSCT for multiple myeloma (n = 60), participants received acupuncture with few attributable adverse effects, and the treatment was found to be associated with a reduction in symptoms such as nausea, poor appetite, and fatigue, as well as in overall pain medication usage when compared with patients who received sham acupuncture 21 . Acupressure was used to treat adverse effects in children (n = 85) receiving HSCT, with success in reducing nausea and vomiting, fatigue, depression, and anxiety when compared with patients who received only standard of care 22 . However, there are few other studies to date on the use of acupressure and no studies on the use of acupuncture in pediatric patients receiving HSCT.…”
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