AUG 14, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Factors associated with completion and improvement following integrative oncology acupuncture in a racially diverse population
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
A prospective observational cohort study identifying barriers to acupuncture completion in cancer patients; lacks a control arm, reports surrogate endpoints (patient-reported outcomes), and is descriptive rather than interventional, making it hypothesis-generating for health equity rather than practice-changing.
Reported
Sample size433
Completed ≥8 sessions153 (35.2%)
Non-White race and completion (OR)0.63