Electroacupuncture to Improve Bowel Function in Patients with LARS after Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: Protocol of a Multicenter Cohort Study
This prospective, observational, comparative study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture at BL33, BL35, and SP6 in improving the defecation function of patients with LARS, and to explore the dose-response relationship of electroacupuncture and defecation function. The results of this study will provide support for further research.
Authors
- W Y Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5008-1003)
- Fang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8752-8139)
- Xin Wang
- Jia Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0490-5109)
- Mengqi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3565-0455)
- Haipeng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9589-8305)
- Liyun He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7052-6193)
- Yan Lyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5989-131X)
- Hengchang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8716-5585)
- Jin Xu
- Xue Cao
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CN)
- Guang’anmen Hospital (CN)
- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Acupuncture
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2024.0070
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00