Efficacy and safety of moxibustion for relieving pain in patients with metastatic cancer: A pilot, randomized, single-blind, sham-controlled trial

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 211-216

  Lee, Jinsoo ^a   Yoon, Seong Woo ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cancer pain; metastatic cancer; moxibustion; sham moxibustion; true moxibustion

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; MOXIBUSTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ANALGESIA; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOXIBUSTION; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84900829841     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735413510025     Document Type: Article

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