The efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture for alleviating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with coloreactal cancer: study protocol for a single-blinded, randomized sham-controlled trial

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer is the most common cancer in Hong Kong. Oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy is a major first-line conventional therapy for advanced and metastatic colorectal cancer. However, oxaliplatin causes chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Acupuncture has long b...

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Main Authors: Kaiyin Chan, Louisa Lui, Kaling Yu, Kwongwai Lau, Manchi Lai, Waiwai Lau, Bacon Ng, Linda L. D. Zhong, Zhao-Xiang Bian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3972-5