Therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined with Jinlingzi Powder on patients with advanced gastric cancer pain
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion combined with Jinlingzi Powder on patients with advanced gastric cancer pain of qi stagnation and blood stasis type.Methods Eighty-six patients with advanced gastric cancer pain of qi stagnation and blood stasis type were randomly divided into treatment group and control group,with 43 cases in each group.Control group was treated with oxycodone hydrochloride,and treatment group was treated with acupuncture combined with Jinlingzi Powder on the basis of control group.The total effective rate,the scores of pain numerical scale(NRS),Pittsburgh sleep quality(PSQI),Kaplan functional state(KPS),Self rated anxiety scale(SAS),Self rated depression scale(SDS)and pain duration,number of pain outbreaks were compared between the two groups.Results After treatment,the total effective rate of treatment group was higher than that of control group(P<0.05);the NRS,PSQI scores,pain duration,number of pain outbreaks,SAS,SDS scores of the two groups were lower than before treatment,and were lower in treatment group than control group(P<0.05);while the KPS scores were higher,and were higher in treatment group than control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture and moxibustion combined with Jinlingzi Powder treatment has a definite therapeutic effect on patients with advanced gastric cancer pain,reducing pain,improving sleep and quality of life,and alleviating negative emotions.