督脉灸预防胃癌化疗后毒副反应的临床研究

Clinical observation on preventing and treating side effects following chemotherapy for gastric cancer by Dumai moxibustion

目的:观察督脉灸在预防胃癌化疗后毒副反应的临床疗效及安全性。方法:将符合医诊断标准90例胃癌患者,按随机数字表法(1∶1)随机分为两组,治疗组45例,对照组45例。对照组给予化疗,治疗组患者在化疗前给予督脉灸,两组均以4周为1个疗程。结果:两组患者化疗后不良反应比较,治疗组45例,恶心17例,呕吐5例,腹泻5例,乏力22例,失眠8例;对照组45例,恶心27例,呕吐12例,腹泻11例,乏力35例,失眠15例。治疗组优于对照组。结论:督脉灸在预防胃癌化疗后毒副反应方面疗效显著。

Objective： To observe clinical effects and safety of Dumai moxibustion on preventing and treating side effects following chemotherapy of gastric cancer. Methods： 90 patients were randomly divided into the treatment group （45 cases） and the control group （45 cases. The control group was given chemotherapy; while the treatment group was given Dumai moxibustion before chemotherapy. 4 weeks for one course, and side effects were compared. Results： 17 cases were nausea, 5 cases were vomited, 5 cases were diarrhea, 22 cases were fatigued, and 8 cases were insomnia in the treatment group; while 27 cases were nausea, 12 cases were vomited, 11 cases were diarrhea, 35 cases were fatigued, and 15 cases were insomnia in the control group, the clinical efficacy in the treatment was better than the control. Conclusion： The clinical efficacy of Dumai moxibustion was significant on preventing and treating side effects following chemotherapy of gastric cancer.