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KMID : 0861120200240020017
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine
2020 Volume.24 No. 2 p.17 ~ p.30
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Traditional Asian Medicine Treatment for Childhood Cancer - Review of Controlled Clinical Studies
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Kim Youn-Hwan
Kim Han-Seul
Oh Jeong-Myeong
Lee Hye-Yoon
Min Yu-Ri
Yun Young-Ju
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Abstract
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Objectives : To find treatment techniques and design clinical studies, this study reviewed controlled clinical studies on traditional Asian medicine treatment for childhood cancer.
Methods : Literature searches were performed on four databases, such as NDSL, OASIS, PubMed, and CNKI. Studies were categorized and analyzed according to the treatment goal and we also assessed the quality of the randomized controlled trials (RCT) using Van Tulder Scale.
Results : Twenty-seven studies met our inclusion criteria: 21 RCTs, 4 controlled trials, 2 Cohort studies, however only 6 among the 21 RCTs got the scores of high quality. Various interventions were used, such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, acupressure, and chuna. 7 studies were focused on cure of leukemia or solid cancer. 11 studies were performed to alleviate chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. 9 studies were focused on other complications of chemotherapy.
Conclusions : Most of the studies reported significant effectiveness of traditional medicine treatment compared to controlled group. However we could not made a definite conclusion because of the low quality and heterogeneity of the studies included. More studies should be performed to introduce traditional Asian medicine to childhood cancer treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Childhood cancer, Traditional Chinese medicine, Traditional Korean medicine, controlledtrials, Van Tulder Scale
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