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Article

Development and Validation of an Auricular Acupuncture Protocol for the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Cancer Patients

by
Eliza Mara das Chagas Paiva
1,
Caroline de Castro Moura
1,2,
Denismar Alves Nogueira
1,3 and
Ana Cláudia Mesquita Garcia
1,4,*
1
Interdisciplinary Center for Studies in Palliative Care, Nursing School, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas 37130-001, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2
Department of Medicine and Nursing, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3
Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas 37130-001, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4
Interdisciplinary Cooperation for Ayahuasca Research and Outreach (ICARO), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-970, São Paulo, Brazil
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2024, 12(2), 218; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020218
Submission received: 13 December 2023 / Revised: 5 January 2024 / Accepted: 11 January 2024 / Published: 16 January 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Global Perspectives on Nursing and Palliative Care for Cancer Survivors)
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Abstract

Auricular acupuncture (AA) has been used to manage chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). However, the application of the technique varies widely among the clinical trials that test its effectiveness. The aim of the present study was to develop and clinically validate an AA protocol for the management of CINV in cancer patients. This study was carried out in two stages: (1) development of the AA protocol for the management of CINV and (2) clinical validation of the protocol. The content validity of the protocol was determined by a panel of specialists, with an agreement rate ranging from 85.7% to 100%. In the clinical validation, when administered to cancer patients, the protocol developed has been shown to reduce the incidence, frequency, severity, and length of nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy, as well as the severity of nausea and anticipatory nausea following chemotherapy. This protocol needs to be tested in future studies, including a pilot study with a sham group and a randomized clinical trial, in order to further evaluate its feasibility, acceptability, safety, and clinical usefulness for the management of CINV.
Keywords: auricular acupuncture; nausea; vomiting; oncology; palliative care; content validity; development and evaluation auricular acupuncture; nausea; vomiting; oncology; palliative care; content validity; development and evaluation

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Paiva, E.M.d.C.; Moura, C.d.C.; Nogueira, D.A.; Garcia, A.C.M. Development and Validation of an Auricular Acupuncture Protocol for the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Cancer Patients. Healthcare 2024, 12, 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020218

AMA Style

Paiva EMdC, Moura CdC, Nogueira DA, Garcia ACM. Development and Validation of an Auricular Acupuncture Protocol for the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Cancer Patients. Healthcare. 2024; 12(2):218. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020218

Chicago/Turabian Style

Paiva, Eliza Mara das Chagas, Caroline de Castro Moura, Denismar Alves Nogueira, and Ana Cláudia Mesquita Garcia. 2024. "Development and Validation of an Auricular Acupuncture Protocol for the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Cancer Patients" Healthcare 12, no. 2: 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020218

APA Style

Paiva, E. M. d. C., Moura, C. d. C., Nogueira, D. A., & Garcia, A. C. M. (2024). Development and Validation of an Auricular Acupuncture Protocol for the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Cancer Patients. Healthcare, 12(2), 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020218

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