Acupuncture for radiation-induced xerostomia in patients with cancer: A pilot study

M. Kay Garcia; Joseph S. Chiang; Lorenzo Cohen; Meide Liu; J. Lynn Palmer; David I. Rosenthal; Qi Wei; Samuel Tung; Congjun Wang; Thomas Rahlfs; Mark S. Chambers

doi:10.1002/hed.21110

Acupuncture for radiation-induced xerostomia in patients with cancer: A pilot study

M. Kay Garcia, Joseph S. Chiang, Lorenzo Cohen, Meide Liu, J. Lynn Palmer, David I. Rosenthal, Qi Wei, Samuel Tung, Congjun Wang, Thomas Rahlfs, Mark S. Chambers

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Background. This pilot study evaluated if acupuncture can alleviate radiation-induced xerostomia among patients with cancer. Secondary objectives were to assess the effects of acupuncture on salivary flow and quality of life (QOL). Methods. Nineteen patients received acupuncture twice a week for 4 weeks. Results. Xerostomia inventory (XI) and patient benefit questionnaire (PBQ) scores were significantly better after acupuncture on weeks 4 and 8 than at baseline (XI: p = .0004 and .0001; PBQ: p = .0004 and .0011, respectively). For QOL at weeks 4 and 8, there was a significant difference for questions related to head/neck cancer (p = .04 and .006, respectively). At week 8, there was a significant difference in physical well-being (p = .04). At weeks 5 and 8, there were significant differences in the total score (p = .04 and .03, respectively). Conclusions. Acupuncture was effective for radiationinduced xerostomia in this small pilot study. Further research is needed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1360-1368
Number of pages	9
Journal	Head and Neck
Volume	31
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.21110
State	Published - Oct 2009

Keywords

Acupuncture
Dry mouth
Radiationinduced xerostomia
Salivary flow
Xerostomia

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Otorhinolaryngology

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