Department of Breast Surgery, Vejle Hospital, Denmark.
Breast. 2013 Jun;22(3):320-3. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2012.07.015. Epub 2012 Aug 18.
This study evaluates the effect of acupuncture on hot flashes and disturbed night sleep in patients treated for breast cancer. The effect of acupuncture was tested against a sham-acupuncture group and a no-treatment control group. Plasma estradiol was measured to rule out this as cause of effect. Side effects of the treatment were registered.
We randomized 94 women into the study: 31 had acupuncture, 29 had sham acupuncture and 34 had no treatment.
In the acupuncture group, 16 patients (52%) experienced a significant effect on hot flashes compared with seven patients (24%) in the sham group (p < 0.05). The effect came after the second acupuncture session and lasted for at least 12 weeks after last treatment. A statistically significant positive effect was seen on sleep in the acupuncture group compared with the sham-acupuncture and no-treatment groups. The effect was not correlated with increased levels of plasma estradiol. No side effects of acupuncture were registered.
We find that acupuncture significantly relieves hot flashes and sleep disturbances and is a good and safe treatment in women treated for breast cancer.
本研究评估了针灸对接受乳腺癌治疗的患者热潮红和夜间睡眠紊乱的影响。针灸的效果与假针灸组和无治疗对照组进行了测试。测量血浆雌二醇以排除其作为影响因素的可能性。记录了治疗的副作用。
我们将 94 名女性随机分为三组：31 名接受针灸治疗，29 名接受假针灸治疗，34 名未接受治疗。
在针灸组中，16 名患者（52%）经历了热潮红的显著改善，而假针灸组中仅有 7 名患者（24%）（p<0.05）。这种效果出现在第二次针灸治疗后，并至少持续 12 周的最后一次治疗后。与假针灸和无治疗组相比，针灸组的睡眠质量也有显著改善。这种效果与血浆雌二醇水平的升高无关。未记录到针灸的副作用。
我们发现针灸显著缓解了热潮红和睡眠障碍，是乳腺癌治疗女性的一种良好且安全的治疗方法。
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