Efficacy of acupuncture in the prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer: a multi-center, single-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical research

• Main Authors: Qi-Wei Li (Author), Ming-Wei Yu (Author), Xiao-Min Wang (Author), Guo-Wang Yang (Author), Huan Wang (Author), Chen-Xi Zhang (Author), Na Xue (Author), Wei-Ru Xu (Author), Yi Zhang (Author), Pei-Yu Cheng (Author), Lin Yang (Author), Qi Fu (Author), Zhong Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is a common and distressing side effect. We conducted this clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of true acupuncture vs. sham acupuncture in controlling chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) among patients with advan...