Effectiveness and safety of acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial
Compared with sham acupuncture, acupuncture plus medication may delay lung function decline. However, further studies with a larger sample size and longer-term follow-up are needed to clarify the effects.
Authors
- Qingsong Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1104-8806)
- Mingsheng Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6748-5087)
- Zuoqin Yang
- Fang Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7701-2574)
- Liuyang Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3311-527X)
- Guixing Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8040-3656)
- Jiali Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2761-661X)
- Chunyan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2939-0933)
- Sha Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0345-5740)
- Qin Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6214-4582)
- Chan Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9372-4467)
- Fanrong Liang
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04630-y
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.30
Funders
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Chengdu University