Effect of Adding Electroacupuncture to Anti-cancer Therapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy

"Participants will receive a total of 8 treatments over 6 weeks, with twice a week treatments for the first and the forth weeks and weekly treatment for the remaining weeks.The acupuncturists will insert needles into the acupoints and manipulate the needles untilde qisensation is achieved and reported by the participants. In the meantime, participants will receive the same standard anti-CIPN treatments."

"The sham acupuncture comprised a core standardized prescription of minimally invasive, shallow needle insertion using thin and short needles at body locations not recognized as true acupuncture points and are deemed to not belong to traditional Chinese meridians and have no therapeutic value. Participants will receive minimal acupuncture treatment without electrical stimulation at the same time as the intervention group. Care was taken to avoid de qi sensation. In the meantime, participants will receive the same standard anti-CIPN treatments."