Efficacy of acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment to patients with stable COPD: a multicenter, randomized, sham-controlled trial protocol

• Main Authors: Liuyang Huang (Author), Sha Yang (Author), Guixing Xu (Author), Qin Luo (Author), Chunyan Yang (Author), Hao Tian (Author), Yilin Liu (Author), Zhuo Zhou (Author), Fengyuan Huang (Author), Siyao Gong (Author), Qian Li (Author), Xin Yu (Author), Ming Chen (Author), Dan Huang (Author), Yunyu Liu (Author), Juan Tang (Author), Ruixin Zhang (Author), Xin Sun (Author), Guangbing Lu (Author), Chunfang Zeng (Author), Shuangchun Ai (Author), Bin Li (Author), Jian qin Chen (Author), Quan Luo (Author), Chan Xiong (Author), Zhi Zou (Author), Qiang Hu (Author), Xiaochao Luo (Author), Ling Li (Author), Mingsheng Sun (Author), Fang Zeng (Author), Fanrong Liang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common respiratory disease and the third leading cause of death worldwide. Previous evidence has shown that acupuncture may be an effective complementary alternative therapy for stable COPD. However, large-sample, rigorously desig...