Effectiveness and safety of acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Guixing Xu (Author), Qin Luo (Author), Mingsheng Sun (Author), Liuyang Huang (Author), Jiali Liu (Author), Chunyan Yang (Author), Qingsong Huang (Author), Chan Xiong (Author), Zuoqin Yang (Author), Sha Yang (Author), Fang Zeng (Author), Fanrong Liang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The effectiveness and safety of acupuncture therapy to delay lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain unclear. This study aimed to determine whether acupuncture, as an adjunctive therapy to COPD-guided medication, could prevent lung function de...