Abstract:

Objective

To observe the clinical curative effect of floating-needle supplementary therapy for moderate cancer pain in patients with middle and terminal stage of cancer.

Methods

Sixty patients of middle and terminal stage of cancer with moderate cancer pain were randomized into a floatingneedle therapy group and Western medicine group，30 cases in each one，who were selected from the department of traditional Chinese medicine and oncology Shandong Qianfoshan hospital ranging from January 2012 to January 2014.Western medicine group was given 30 mg/every 12 hrs with an initial dosage of 60 mg/day.The dosage was adjusted according to the relief of pain.The floating-needle therapy group was given floating-needle therapy，on the basis of above treatment.One or two needles were inserted at the sites 5 cm away from the pain point，which were manipulated and scattered subcutaneously.The treatment was given one time/per day.After 14-day treatment，the analgesic efficacy was observed by comparing the average dosage of MS-Contin，numbers of the outbreak of pain，quality of life and total effective rate between two groups.

Results

After 14-day-treatment，the dosage of MS-Contin was（50.67±9.07）mg in combined treatment group，while the dosage of MS-Contin was（57.67±8.98）mg in Western medicine group，there was a significant difference between the two groups（t=3.004，P＜0.05）.The outbreak of pain was（0.77±0.63）in the combined treatment group，while it was（1.10±0.64）in the Western medicine group，there was a significant difference between the two groups（t=2.012，P＜0.05）.The score of life quality was obviously improved in the combined treatment group compared with that of Western medicine group（t=1.967，1.996，2.079，3.897，2.362，2.553，all P＜0.05）.The total effective rate was 96.7%（29/30）in combined treatment group，and which was 83.3%（25/30）in the Western medicine group（Z=1.724，P＜0.01）.

Conclusion

The floating-needle therapy can effectively reduce the dosage of MS-Contin，reduce the number of the breakout of the pain，and improve the quality of life in patients with the middle and terminal stage of cancer.

Key words: Acupuncture therapy, Carcinoma, Pain, Superficial puncture