Prioritizing Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Questions in Cancer Palliative Care: International Delphi Survey.

Abstract:

CONTEXT:Chinese medicine modalities, including acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), have been used as palliative interventions among cancer patients. More research should be conducted to confirm their effectiveness. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to prioritize Chinese medicine clinical research questions for cancer palliative care. METHODS:Twelve international experts, including physicians, Chinese medicine practitioners, nurses, and clinical research methodologists (n = 3 from each category), from Asia, North America, Australia, and Europe participated in a two-round Delphi survey for prioritizing 29 research questions identified from existing systematic reviews. The experts were asked to 1) rate clinical importance of answering the questions on a nine-point Likert scale; 2) provide qualitative comments on their ratings; and 3) suggest outcome measurement approaches. RESULTS:Eight research priorities reached positive consensus after the two-round Delphi survey. Six of the priorities focused on acupuncture and related therapies, of which median ratings on importance ranged from 7.0 to 8.0 (interquartile range: 1.00 to 2.50), and the percentage agreement ranged from 75.0% to 91.7%. The remaining two priorities related to CHM, with median ratings ranged from 7.0 to 8.0 (interquartile range: 1.00 to 1.50) and percentage agreement ranged from 75.0% to 83.3%. Neither positive nor negative consensus was established among the remaining 21 questions. CONCLUSION:The findings will inform rational allocation of scarce research funding for evaluating the effectiveness of Chinese medicine for cancer palliative care, especially on acupuncture and related therapies. Further research on herb safety and herb-drug interaction should be performed before conducting international trials on CHM.

journal_name

J Pain Symptom Manage

authors

Wong CHL,Wu IXY,Balneaves LG,Lo RSK,Witt CM,Wu JCY,Leung TH,Chung VCH

doi

10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.08.002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1002-1014.e7

issue

6

eissn

0885-3924

issn

1873-6513

pii

S0885-3924(19)30443-9

journal_volume

58

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