The Effectiveness of Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) With Standard Therapy in Gynecological Cancer Pain

This study was conducted using a single blinded randomized control clinical trial design in 58 female patients who are hospitalized aged 18-65 years, have a diagnosis of gynecological cancer, with a VAS score≥4 caused by tumor, before or during a therapeutic process (radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or after surgery), agree to participate in the study, sign the informed consent form who were randomized into 2 groups, namely group I BFA ear acupuncture with standard therapy and group 2 standard therapy, the acupuncture points used were placed at points MA-IT1 Cingulate Gyrus, MA-AT2 Thalamus, MA-H2 Omega 2, MA-H1 Point Zero, MA-TF1 Shenmen on both sides of the ear using Pyonex needles were placed with a diameter of 0.17mm, depth of 0.9mm. the pyonex press needle. were retained for three days The outcome assessed were pain intensity using the VAS, changes in analgesic dose, and quality of life with the EORTC QLQ C-30 questionnaire, which was assessed on the day before starting therapy, the first day, the second day, the third day, the fifth day and the seventh day

Inclusion criteria

• Patient diagnosed with gynecological cancer.
• Women over 18 years to 65 years
• Subjects experiencing pain in cancer, with VAS ≥4, namely pain that caused by

• tumors,
• before or during a therapeutic process (radiation therapy, chemotherapy or postoperatively).
• side effect or the result of toxicity of cancer treatment.
• Willing to participate in this research and sign informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• The patient has a medical emergency / hemodynamically unstable.
• Uncooperative patients, with serious psychological disorders, no currently undergoing psychiatric treatment, aggressive behavior, no allow for acupuncture.
• Patients with blood clotting disorders, with platelets <50.000114 and in neutropenic condition with <1000 neutrophils. 114
• The patient has an allergy to stainless steel acupuncture needles.
• Wounds at the acupuncture point puncture sites, skin infections in the ears. On patients with eczema on the ears, external otitis or psoriasis.
• There is a tumor in the area that will be stabbed and stimulated in the stomach pregnant women, close to the heart, or in the area of the carotid sinus lymphedema, insertion into the prosthesis.
• Patients with heart rhythm disorders.
• The patient uses a pace maker.