Division of Intramural Research, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
J Altern Complement Med. 2010 Jul;16(7):811-6. doi: 10.1089/acm.2009.0456.
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of acupuncture treatment for persistent hiccups in cancer patients.
The study design was a retrospective case series.
SETTINGS/LOCATION: The study setting was the Clinical Research Center of the National Institutes of Health.
The subjects were 16 adult male patients ages 27-71 with cancer, with persistent hiccups.
There were one to three acupuncture sessions over a 1-7-day period.
Treatment efficacy was measured using a hiccup assessment instrument pre- and post-treatment. The effects of acupuncture on common symptoms reported by all patients were also evaluated.
Thirteen (13) patients experienced complete remission of persistent hiccups (p < 0.0001); 3 patients experienced decreased hiccups severity. Significant improvement was observed in discomfort (p < 0.0001), distress (p < 0.0001), and fatigue (p = 0.0078).
This case series demonstrates that acupuncture may be a clinically useful, safe, and low-cost therapy for persistent hiccups in patients with cancer.
本研究旨在探讨针刺治疗癌症患者持续性呃逆的效果。
研究设计为回顾性病例系列。
研究地点为美国国立卫生研究院临床研究中心。
16 名年龄在 27-71 岁之间的成年男性癌症患者，伴有持续性呃逆。
在 1-7 天的时间内进行 1-3 次针刺治疗。
13 名（13 名）患者呃逆完全缓解（p < 0.0001）；3 名患者呃逆严重程度降低。不适感（p < 0.0001）、苦恼（p < 0.0001）和疲劳（p = 0.0078）均有显著改善。
本病例系列研究表明，针刺可能是一种对癌症患者持续性呃逆具有临床疗效、安全且低成本的治疗方法。
