A randomized controlled trial of acupuncture to treat functional constipation: Design and protocol

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Xu, XiaoHu ^a   Zheng, CuiHong ^a   Zhang, MingMin ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Huang, GuangYing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOSAPRIDE; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; ELECTORO ACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF-RATING ANXIETY SCALE; SELF-RATING DEPRESSION SCALE; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACEBO EFFECT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; BENZAMIDES; CHINA; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MORPHOLINES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLACEBO EFFECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84964313242     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-423     Document Type: Article

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