Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Cancer Patients: A Four-Arm Randomized Trial on the Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture

Table 1

Basic data (no. of patients or mean ± SD).

	EA	HB	VitB	Placebo
Sex (m : f)	4 : 10	1 : 12	5 : 10	3 : 14
Age (years)	49.9±9.6	52.3±11.3	56.3±11.1	52.0±8.1
Body mass index (kg/m²)	24.1±4.1	25.8±5.5	24.5±3.3	26.1±4.9
General condition (ECOG score 0)	14 (100%)	11 (84.6%)	14 (93.3%)	15 (88.2%)
Neurological problems (other than CIPN)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)