Electroacupuncture for pressure ulcer: A study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot trial

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Zhang, Qin hong ^b   Yue, Jin huan ^b   Sun, Zhong ren ^a,b  

^a HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Bedsores; Electroacupuncture; Pressure ulcers; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; POSITION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATOR; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCER HEALING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CARE; WOUND SURFACE AREA;

CHINA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE ULCER; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84891550199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-7     Document Type: Article

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