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    Clinical effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of irradiation-induced xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer: a systematic review.

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    Authors
    O'Sullivan, E M
    Higginson, I J
    Affiliation
    Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Cork University Dental School and Hospital, UCC, Wilton, Cork 9999, Ireland. eleanor.osullivan@ucc.ie
    Issue Date
    2010-12
    MeSH
    Acupuncture Points
    Acupuncture Therapy
    Cranial Irradiation
    Head and Neck Neoplasms
    Humans
    Quality of Life
    Radiation Injuries
    Safety Management
    Saliva
    Salivary Glands
    Severity of Illness Index
    Xerostomia
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    Clinical effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of irradiation-induced xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer: a systematic review. 2010, 28 (4):191-9 Acupunct Med
    Journal
    Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/124584
    DOI
    10.1136/aim.2010.002733
    PubMed ID
    21062848
    Abstract
    Irradiation-induced xerostomia seriously reduces quality of life for patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Anecdotal evidence suggests that acupuncture may be beneficial.
    To systematically review evidence on clinical effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in irradiation-induced xerostomia in patients with HNC.
    A detailed search was performed to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews of RCTs on acupuncture in irradiation-induced xerostomia, using AMED, BNIA, CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase, HPSI, PsycInfo and Medline. Grey literature was explored and 11 journals hand searched. Search terms included: acupuncture, xerostomia, salivary hypofunction, hyposalivation, dry mouth, radiotherapy, irradiation, brachytherapy, external beam. Two authors independently extracted data for analysis using predefined selection criteria and quality indicators.
    43 of the 61 articles identified were excluded on title/abstract. 18 articles underwent full-text review; three were deemed eligible for inclusion. Two trials had moderate risk of bias; one had high risk. Two trials compared acupuncture with sham acupuncture; one control arm received 'usual care'. Outcome measurements included salivary flow rates (SFRs) in two trials and subjective questionnaires in three. All three trials reported significant reduction in xerostomia versus baseline SFR (p<0.05); one reported greater effect in the intervention group for stimulated SFR (p<0.01). Subjective assessment reported significant differences between real acupuncture and control in two trials (p<0.02-0.05). Insufficient evidence was presented to undertake risk/benefit assessment.
    Limited evidence suggests that acupuncture is beneficial for irradiation-induced xerostomia. Although current evidence is insufficient to recommend this intervention, it is sufficient to justify further studies. Highlighted methodological limitations must be dealt with.
    Item Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0964-5284
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1136/aim.2010.002733
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