The Cure Of The Deficient Blood And Qi Type Of Post-chemotherapy Leucopenia By The Use Of Acupuncture Combined With Ginger-partitioned Moxibustion

ObjectiveThis topic is under the guidance of Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, through the system of clinical trials, which will be based on the clinical efficacy of the Traditional Chinese Medicine combined with acupuncture treatment in deficient blood and Qi type of post-chemotherapy Leucopenia, in order to improve the method of the treatment for this type of patients, relieve their pain, and promote their health, along with the efficiency and quality of life.MethodThe 120 eligible patients were randomly divided into three groups:Acupuncture combined with ginger-partitioned moxibustion, Acupuncture, and Western medicine; 40 cases in each group. Evaluated with the criteria of leucopenia score points charter. Evaluation includes:age and course of disease, status of the three groups before treatment, treatment for 2 courses, and 3 months after treatment of leucopenia, comparing scores and dividing the total scores. Leucopenia score points charter was recorded only by the specialist medical staff.ResultsComparison within the age and the severity of the disease between the Acupuncture combined with ginger-partitioned moxibustion group, the Acupuncture group, and the Western medicine group, showed no statistical significance (P>0.05) for the diagnostic standards. Comparison within the leucopenia score and total score points through the three groups of patients, respectively, showed no significant difference (P> 0.05).After three courses of treatment, in the group using Western medicine was found: 0 case recovered,1 case was markedly effective,16 cases were effective,23 cases with no effect, the total effective rate for this group was 42.5%; in the Acupuncture group:11 cases recovered,12 cases were markedly effective, 11 cases were effective,6 cases with no effect, the total effective rate for this group was 85%; in the group using Acupuncture combined with ginger-partitioned moxibustion:23 cases recovered,7 cases were markedly effective,9 cases were effective,1 case with no effect, the total effective rate for this group was 97.5%.After the statistical testing, no significant difference in efficacy was found in the three groups (P> 0.05). Showing that the three groups of patients had the exact effectiveness. After treatment, three groups of leucopenia score and total score were compared with those before treatment and it was found that the scores of each group were significantly higher than before treatment, especially in the Acupuncture combined with ginger-partitioned moxibustion group and the Acupuncture group, where there was a significant improvement. The treatment results of the three groups also indicate that using Acupuncture combined with ginger-partitioned moxibustion was more effective than using only acupuncture. It was found that the use of acupuncture combined with ginger-partitioned moxibustion was the most effective on the increase of white blood cells among the three groups compared. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05) over the other two groups of patients.ConclusionThe results suggest that:both acupuncture and acupuncture combined with ginger-partitioned moxibustion have a clear effect on leucopenia. They can effectively relieve pain and improve health, efficiency and quality of life. The effectiveness of Acupuncture combined wi th ginger-partitioned moxibustion was particularly higher than the other two groups. The results indicated that the use of Acupuncture combined with ginger-partitioned moxibustion has been a more effective cure and improvement for the deficient blood and Qi type of post-chemotherapy leucopenia.