Shallow Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol with fMRI and DTI
This study will validate the clinical efficacy of shallow acupuncture for CNP and explore its central mechanisms using fMRI and DTI. The findings may provide neuroimaging evidence supporting the broader clinical application of shallow acupuncture in treating CNS-related diseases.
Authors
- Qi Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-2430)
- Aihua Ou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6123-7931)
- Zhilin Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1617-2053)
- Wei Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3493-4228)
- Zhenhua Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1915-992X)
- Peng Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8082-4664)
- Jiahui Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6607-3489)
Institutions
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Shenzhen Bao'an District People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s512989
- Primary Topic
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00