Background: Acupressure is one of the recommended non-pharmacologic treatments for cancer-related fatigue (CRF) according to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines. However, few systematic review or meta-analysis studies have focused on the effect of acupressure on CRF. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of acupressure in reducing …
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Objective: To observe the acupoint compatibility effect of Shenmen (HT7) and Sanyinjiao (SP6) in improving daytime fatigue and sleepiness of insomnia, and its mechanism in regulating hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and suprachiasmatic nucleus-pineal gland-melatonin (SCN-PG-MT) system. Methods: Ninety patients with insomnia were randomly divided into Shenmen (HT7), Sanyinjiao (SP6) and Shenmen (HT7)-Sanyinjiao (SP6) …
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Objective: This study aimed to determine the active ingredients of Huang Qi Si Jun Zi Tang and the targets in treating cancer-related fatigue so as to investigate the treatment mechanism of Huang Qi Si Jun Zi Tang for cancer-related fatigue. Methods: This study adopted the method of network pharmacology. The active ingredients …
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