Acupuncture for obesity: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Background Obesity is a major public health issue in China and around the world. While acupuncture is often used in clinical practice, there is a lack of conclusive evidence for its weight-loss effect. Thus we will conduct a parallel, randomised, sham-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and sa...
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| Main Authors: | Yang Wang, Xiong-Fei Pan, Xinyu Zhao, Xiaoyi Li, TianMin Zhu, Shanshan Zhang, Nianwei Wu, Shiyi Wu, Peiqun Hu, Ximei Chen, Aiming Wei, Chongsheng Pan, Yunlu Liu, Benxiang He, Yushi Hu |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2024-08-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/8/e083158.full |
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