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Change in Severity of Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) From Baseline to 3 Months

Oral Cryotherapy Plus Acupressure and Acupuncture Versus Oral Cryotherapy for Decreasing Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy From Oxaliplatin-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer · Source last updated 2026-01-21

Results reported by the registry submitting party. Population, time horizon, units and missing values must be read together.

Measure
MEAN
Unit
units on a scale
Interval / dispersion
Full Range
Time frame
At 3 months

What was measured

Measured by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)-CIPN 20. Severity of CIPN will be summarized for each treatment arm, and treatment comparisons made via linear regression model with adjustment for baseline severity level. The EORTC QLQ-CIPN20 is a 20-item questionnaire that evaluates CIPN using 3 subscales that assess sensory (9 items), motor (8 items), and autonomic (3 items) symptoms and functioning. The CIPN-20 subscale raw scores are linearly converted to a 0-100 scale such that a high score corresponds to a worse condition or more symptoms. Change in severity was measured by the difference in the converted scores from baseline to three months and the range is -100 to 100.

Analysis population: Due to missing patient reported outcomes the overall number of participants analyzed differs from patients that completed the study.

Groups in this outcome

Arm I (Acupuncture, Acupressure, Cryotherapy)

Patients undergo acupuncture during chemotherapy infusion on day 1 and fluorouracil pump disconnect on day 3 of each biweekly chemotherapy infusion over 12 weeks. Patients also undergo self-administered acupressure over 11 minutes daily for 12 weeks and undergo standard of care oral cryotherapy. Acupuncture Therapy: Undergo acupuncture Acupressure Therapy: Undergo acupressure Oral Cryotherapy: Undergo oral cryotherapy Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies

Arm II (Cryotherapy)

Patients undergo standard of care oral cryotherapy. Oral Cryotherapy: Undergo oral cryotherapy Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies

Group identifiers and denominators belong to this outcome only. They may differ in another outcome or in safety reporting.

Analysis denominator · Participants

GroupSource count
Arm I (Acupuncture, Acupressure, Cryotherapy)20
Arm II (Cryotherapy)27

Reported measurements

Sensory Subscale
Values in units on a scale · Interval/dispersion: Full Range
GroupValueSpreadLowerUpperComment
Arm I (Acupuncture, Acupressure, Cryotherapy)5.9Not reported-7.437.0Not reported
Arm II (Cryotherapy)9.1Not reported-11.125.9Not reported
Motor Subscale
Values in units on a scale · Interval/dispersion: Full Range
GroupValueSpreadLowerUpperComment
Arm I (Acupuncture, Acupressure, Cryotherapy)1.9Not reported-16.712.5Not reported
Arm II (Cryotherapy)5.7Not reported-4.225.0Not reported
Autonomic Subscale
Values in units on a scale · Interval/dispersion: Full Range
GroupValueSpreadLowerUpperComment
Arm I (Acupuncture, Acupressure, Cryotherapy)0.6Not reported-33.322.2Not reported
Arm II (Cryotherapy)0.8Not reported-50.044.4Not reported
Complete source fields
classes
  1. categories
    1. measurements
      1. group Id
        OG000
        lower Limit
        -7.4
        upper Limit
        37.0
        value
        5.9
      2. group Id
        OG001
        lower Limit
        -11.1
        upper Limit
        25.9
        value
        9.1
    title
    Sensory Subscale
  2. categories
    1. measurements
      1. group Id
        OG000
        lower Limit
        -16.7
        upper Limit
        12.5
        value
        1.9
      2. group Id
        OG001
        lower Limit
        -4.2
        upper Limit
        25.0
        value
        5.7
    title
    Motor Subscale
  3. categories
    1. measurements
      1. group Id
        OG000
        lower Limit
        -33.3
        upper Limit
        22.2
        value
        0.6
      2. group Id
        OG001
        lower Limit
        -50.0
        upper Limit
        44.4
        value
        0.8
    title
    Autonomic Subscale
denoms
  1. counts
    1. group Id
      OG000
      value
      20
    2. group Id
      OG001
      value
      27
    units
    Participants
description
Measured by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)-CIPN 20. Severity of CIPN will be summarized for each treatment arm, and treatment comparisons made via linear regression model with adjustment for baseline severity level. The EORTC QLQ-CIPN20 is a 20-item questionnaire that evaluates CIPN using 3 subscales that assess sensory (9 items), motor (8 items), and autonomic (3 items) symptoms and functioning. The CIPN-20 subscale raw scores are linearly converted to a 0-100 scale such that a high score corresponds to a worse condition or more symptoms. Change in severity was measured by the difference in the converted scores from baseline to three months and the range is -100 to 100.
dispersion Type
Full Range
groups
  1. description
    Patients undergo acupuncture during chemotherapy infusion on day 1 and fluorouracil pump disconnect on day 3 of each biweekly chemotherapy infusion over 12 weeks. Patients also undergo self-administered acupressure over 11 minutes daily for 12 weeks and undergo standard of care oral cryotherapy. Acupuncture Therapy: Undergo acupuncture Acupressure Therapy: Undergo acupressure Oral Cryotherapy: Undergo oral cryotherapy Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies
    id
    OG000
    title
    Arm I (Acupuncture, Acupressure, Cryotherapy)
  2. description
    Patients undergo standard of care oral cryotherapy. Oral Cryotherapy: Undergo oral cryotherapy Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies
    id
    OG001
    title
    Arm II (Cryotherapy)
param Type
MEAN
population Description
Due to missing patient reported outcomes the overall number of participants analyzed differs from patients that completed the study.
reporting Status
POSTED
time Frame
At 3 months
title
Change in Severity of Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) From Baseline to 3 Months
type
PRIMARY
unit Of Measure
units on a scale

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