Original Article
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) ameliorates chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression in lung cancer patients Lili Hou1, Fen Gu2, Guanghui Gao3, Caicun Zhou3 1
Department of Nursing, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 200043, China; 2Respiratory Department, Shanghai
Pulmonary Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 200043, China; 3Department of Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 200043, China Contributions: (I) Conception and design: C Zhou, L Hou, G Gao; (II) Administrative support: All authors; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: All authors; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: All authors; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: F Gu, G Gao; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. Correspondence to: Caicun Zhou. Department of Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 200043, China. Email: [email protected].
Background: To investigate the effect of percutaneous electrical stimulation on chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression in patients with lung cancer. Methods: From December 2014 to August 2015, one hundred ninety-one non-small cell lung cancer patients with chemotherapy naive were randomly divided into control group, medication group, and transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) group. Patients with the control group received routine nursing care, the medication group was treated by oral administration of prophylactic agents, and TEAS group received electrical stimulation of acupoints including Dazhui (DU14), Geshu (BL17), Zusanli (ST36), Sanyinjiao (SP6), and Hegu (LI4). The primary end point was the blood routine indexes and secondary end point was the degree of comfort. Results: The white blood cell in the TEAS group was significantly higher than the control group on day 8 and day 14 (P
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) ameliorates chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression in lung cancer patients Lili Hou1, Fen Gu2, Guanghui Gao3, Caicun Zhou3 1
Department of Nursing, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 200043, China; 2Respiratory Department, Shanghai
Pulmonary Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 200043, China; 3Department of Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 200043, China Contributions: (I) Conception and design: C Zhou, L Hou, G Gao; (II) Administrative support: All authors; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: All authors; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: All authors; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: F Gu, G Gao; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. Correspondence to: Caicun Zhou. Department of Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 200043, China. Email: [email protected].
Background: To investigate the effect of percutaneous electrical stimulation on chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression in patients with lung cancer. Methods: From December 2014 to August 2015, one hundred ninety-one non-small cell lung cancer patients with chemotherapy naive were randomly divided into control group, medication group, and transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) group. Patients with the control group received routine nursing care, the medication group was treated by oral administration of prophylactic agents, and TEAS group received electrical stimulation of acupoints including Dazhui (DU14), Geshu (BL17), Zusanli (ST36), Sanyinjiao (SP6), and Hegu (LI4). The primary end point was the blood routine indexes and secondary end point was the degree of comfort. Results: The white blood cell in the TEAS group was significantly higher than the control group on day 8 and day 14 (P
