폐암 환자에 대한 부가적인 침치료 효과 - 단일군, 전후, 예비임상 연구

• Published in: 동의생리병리학회지 Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 82 - 88
• Main Authors: 김도형, 전두수, 박승찬, 이승은, 조우현, 한창우, 김소연, 최준용, 김윤성, Kim, Do Hyung, Jeon, Doo Soo, Park, Seung Chan, Lee, Seung Eun, Cho, Woo Hyun, Han, Chang Woo, Kim, So Yeon, Choi, Jun-Yong, Kim, Yun Seong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한의병리학회 01.02.2014
• Subjects: 한의학; Chemotherapy; Acupuncture; FACT-L; FACIT-F; Lung cancer
• ISSN: 1738-7698; 2283-2529; 2288-2529

This study is a single group before-and-after study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of additional acupuncture therapy for lung cancer patients being treated with chemotherapy. Acupuncture therapy was conducted twice a day at least for a week. The effectiveness outcome measures were the Korean Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT-L) and the Korean Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) at the baseline, discharge and four weeks after discharge, and visual analogue scale(VAS) checked daily from the baseline to discharge. Ten patients were enrolled, one patient had excluded due to acute exacerbation of lung cancer. The data of nine patients showed some improvement in all of FACT-L, FACIT-F and VAS, however, there were no statistical significance. Additional acupuncture therapy for lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy might be beneficial to improve the quality of life(QoL) and to improve fatigue. Prospective trials with complex traditional Korean medicine interventions are needed to further investigation.