Effectiveness and mechanism of moxibustion in treating chronic non-specific low back pain: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial
The results obtained from this research are expected to indicate that moxibustion therapy can function as a highly efficacious treatment approach for managing CNLBP. Additionally, this trial will employ fNIRS technology to investigate the activation characteristics of pain-related cortical regions in the brains of CNLBP patients before and after moxibustion treatment. This will contribute to elucidating the underlying mechanisms of moxibustion.
Authors
- Dongsheng Liang
- Cai-Feng Zhu
- Mingming Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9972-5056)
- Xiang Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7987-9975)
- Xuewei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3679-7421)
- Nana Zhao
- Bingyuan Zhou
- Pan Hongping
Institutions
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Integrated Chinese Medicine (China) (HK)
- Shenzhen Luohu People's Hospital (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1664326
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79