Raymond E. Baser

Jan 14, 2025 | nature.com | Jun Mao |Karolina Bryl |Erin Gillespie |Raymond E. Baser |Katherine S. Panageas |Michael A. Postow | +1 more

Exercise and mindfulness-based interventions have growing evidence for managing fatigue and comorbid symptoms; however, packaging them in a cohesive digital way for patients undergoing cancer treatment has not been evaluated. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of a 12 week digital integrative medicine program, Integrative Medicine at Home (IM@Home), versus enhanced usual care on fatigue severity (primary outcome), comorbid symptoms and acute healthcare utilization (secondary outcomes), in 200 patients with solid tumors experiencing fatigue during treatment. Fatigue severity decreased more in IM@Home than in the control (1.99 vs. 1.51 points; p = 0.04). IM@Home participants also had reduced symptom distress (p = 0.003), anxiety (p = 0.03), and depression (p = 0.02). Acute healthcare utilization was lower with IM@Home, with fewer emergency department visits (rate ratio 0.49; p = 0.04), hospitalizations (4% vs. 12.9%; p = 0.03), and shorter hospital stays (4.25 vs. 10 days; p < 0.001). These promising findings should be confirmed in phase III clinical trials. “Study registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05053230) on 09-20-2021”.

Nov 14, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Andrew Epstein |Kevin Liou |Raymond E. Baser

Key PointsQuestion  What is the effectiveness of acupuncture and massage for cancer pain in patients with advanced cancer? Findings  In this randomized clinical trial that included 298 patients with advanced cancer, both acupuncture and massage were associated with long-term pain reduction. There was no significant difference between treatments.

Sep 8, 2023 | mdpi.com | Denise Corrêa |Raymond E. Baser |Adrian Koch |Behroze A. Vachha

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