[Multi-central clinical evaluation of ginger-partitioned moxibustion for treatment of leukopenia induced by chemotherapy].
OBJECTIVE
To prove the therapeutic effect of ginger-partitioned moxibustion on leukopenia induced by chemotherapy and effect on life quality of the patient with tumor after chemotherapy.


METHODS
Randomized, controlled, multi-central cooperative method was used and the patients confirmed to the enrolled criteria were divided in-to two groups. The test group were treated with ginger-partitioned moxibustion at Dazhui (GV 14), Geshu (BL 17), Pishu (BL 20), etc.; and the control group with oral administration of Chinese patent medicine.


RESULTS
Out of the 221 cases confirmed to program analysis, 113 cases were in the test group and 108 cases in the control group. After 10 days, the cured rate and the effective rate were 84.1% and 66.4% in the test group and 35.2% and 33.3% in the control group, respectively, with very significant differences between the two groups (both P < 0.01); fifteen days later, the therapeutic effects in the two groups were maintained. The two methods could improve clinical symptoms, with the test group being better than the control group. Any adverse response was not found in the two groups, and the injuries of functions of the heart, lung and kidney induced by chemotherapy had some improvement.


CONCLUSIONS
The therapeutic effect of ginger-partitioned moxibustion on luekopenia induced by chemotherapy is reliable and is better than oral administration of Chinese patent medicine, with a better duplication.
Zhao
Xi-Xin
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The Third Affiliated Hospital, College of TCM of Henan, Zhengzhou 450008, China. zhaoxixin10@yahoo.com.cn
Lu
Mei
M
Zhu
Xia
X
Gao
Ping
P
Li
Yan-Li
YL
Wang
Xue-Mei
XM
Ma
Dong-Yang
DY
Guo
Xian-Hui
XH
Tong
Bo-Ying
BY
Yang
Xiao-Li
XL
Du
Wei-Wei
WW
Zhou
Shi-Fan
SF
Liu
Huai-Min
HM
Ran
Peng-Fei
PF
Lü
Xiao-Rui
XR
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D020939:Zingiber officinale; D006801:Humans; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000379:methods*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents