39
Participants
Start Date
April 30, 2014
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2015
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2015
Manual acupuncture implemented by acupuncturist 1
Manual acupuncture once per day. Acupuncture treatment regimens (acupoints, needling methods, needle retention time) were decided by acupuncturist 1 according to the syndrome differentiation of patients. Acupuncturist 1 has to have more than 15 years of acupuncture clinical practice experience.
Manual acupuncture implemented by acupuncturist 2
Manual acupuncture given by acupuncturist 2 once per day. Acupuncture treatment regimens (acupoints, needling methods, needle retention time) were decided by acupuncturist 1 according to the syndrome differentiation of patients. Acupuncturist 2 has to have less than 5 years of acupuncture clinical practice experience.
Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing
Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
OTHER
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
OTHER