Efficacy observation of thumb-tack needling and modified Huangqi Jianzhong decoction on advanced breast cancer-related fatigue
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of thumb-tack needling and modified Huangqi Jianzhong decoction on advanced breast cancer-related fatigue with syndrome of deficiency of spleen-qi.Methods:60 cases of eligible patients were randomly divided into two groups,30 cases in each group.The control group was treated with modified Huangqi Jianzhong decoction,while the treatment group was treated plus by thumb-tack needling on the basis of control group.4 weeks as 1 course of treatment,and both groups were treated for 2 courses of treatment.Cancer-related fatigue score,anxiety scale score,sleep quality score and clinical efficacy of patients were compared between two groups before and after treatment.Results:After treatment in both groups,cancer-related fatigue score,anxiety scale score and sleep quality score of patients were decreased compared with those before treatment(P<0.05),and the decreased degree of treatment group was significantly larger than that of control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The total clinical effective rate of treatment group was 96.70%,which was higher than 53.30%of control group(P<0.01).Conclusion:The clinical efficacy of thumb-tack needling and modified Huangqi Jianzhong decoction on advanced breast cancer-related fatigue with syndrome of deficiency of spleen-qi is more significant.
breast cancercancer-related fatigueHuangqi Jianzhong decoctionthumb-tack needlingacupuncture therapy