A randomised, pragmatic clinical trial of ACUpuncture plus standard care versus standard care alone FOr Chemotherapy Induced peripheral Neuropathy (ACUFOCIN).

Purpose: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a dose limiting toxicity posing a major clinical challenge for managing patients receiving specific chemotherapy regimens (e.g., Taxanes).

Clinical supervision and complementary therapists: an exploration of the rewards and challenges of cancer care.

Aim: The study explored the experiences of therapists working in cancer care settings and more specifically, the value of clinical supervision.

Methodology: Invitations for therapists to participate in three focus groups were sent to five cancer care settings. Each group responded to seven trigger questions, formulated from the literature review.

What do people talk about during reflexology? Analysis of worries and concerns expressed during sessions for patients with multiple sclerosis.

Background: Our previous study evaluated the use of reflexology compared to progressive muscular relaxation in improving the psychological and physical profile associated with multiple sclerosis. In this paper audiotapes from the reflexology sessions have been analysed to give a picture of the nature of interaction between patients and therapists during treatment.

Methods: A crossover design with two groups was chosen.

Reflexology and progressive muscle relaxation training for people with multiple sclerosis: a crossover trial.

Purpose: To compare the effects of reflexology and progressive muscle relaxation training for people with multiple sclerosis, provided by nurse therapists, on psychological and physical outcomes.

Methods: A crossover design was chosen with a 4-week break between treatment phases. The Short Form 36 and General Health Questionnaire 28 were completed by patients (n=50) pre and post each of the 6-week treatment phases.

CAM and cancer care: champions for integration.

The paper reviews challenges and developments in the integration of complementary therapies in cancer care. These issues are examined by reflecting on papers published in CTNM in the last 10 years by champions of CAM in cancer care. Given the aim of the journal to encourage an inclusive readership, multidisciplinary and user perspectives are included.

Improving stressful working lives: complementary therapies, counselling and clinical supervision for staff.

The aim of this paper is to briefly examine the contemporary phenomenon of "burnout" within oncology and palliative care. In discussing the suitable interventions to manage stress and avoid burnout, reference will be made to counselling and clinical supervision, but more substantially the paper will report on an innovative subsidised complementary therapy service for staff. The Government's Improving Working Lives Standard will be referred as an initiative that supports the development of supportive services for NHS staff.

Return to TRI: Winston Churchill Fellow and Salford University Scholar travel to Miami and the Keys.

During May and June 2003, the 2 authors visited the internationally renowned Touch Research Institute based at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital. For one of the authors, Peter Mackereth, this was a return visit. Both authors are Ph.

A minority report: teaching fathers baby massage.

Infant or baby massage has emerged in the recent decade as an activity promoted by health care professionals, popular with parents and the subject of a growing body of research evidence (Complement. Ther. Nurs.