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Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

The incidence and severity of toxicities: leukopenia (WHO grade 3 to 4) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Moxibustion + conventional treatment showed no clear difference in the incidence and severity of toxicities: leukopenia (WHO grade 3 to… compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.14 [0.01, 2.64]
1 study · 56 participants
Low

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

QoL · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Moxibustion + conventional treatment may leads to higher qoL (EORTC QLQ‐c30) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 8.85 [4.25, 13.46]
3 studies · 134 participants
Low

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

Patient‐reported symptom: nausea/vomiting (WHO grade 3 to 4) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Moxibustion + conventional treatment may leads to lower patient‐reported symptom: nausea/vomiting (WHO grade 3 to 4) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.43 [0.25, 0.74]
7 studies · 801 participants
Low

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

Diarrhoea · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Moxibustion + conventional treatment showed no clear difference in patient‐reported symptom: diarrhoea compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.19 [0.01, 3.88]
1 study · 61 participants
Low

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

Objective outcome measure: WBC count (× 109/L) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

1 finding from 1 review

Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 262 participants
Low

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

Haemoglobin (g/dL) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Moxibustion + conventional treatment may leads to higher objective outcome measure: haemoglobin (g/L) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 3.97 [1.4, 6.53]
2 studies · 142 participants
Low

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

Objective outcome measure: platelets (× 109/L) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Moxibustion + conventional treatment showed no clear difference in objective outcome measure: platelet (× 109/L) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 13.48
2 studies · 142 participants
Low