104
Participants
Start Date
April 1, 2015
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2018
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2018
moxibustion
Acupoints: Tianshu (ST25，bilateral), Zusanli (ST36，bilateral). using mild-warm moxibustion，the surface temperature of acupoints were maintained at 43 ℃ ± 1 ℃, 30min for each acupoint, once every other day, three times a week, a total of six weeks treatment. After the treatment, subjects were followed up at weeks 12, 18 and 24.
Sham moxibustion
Acupoints: Tianshu (ST25，bilateral), Zusanli (ST36，bilateral); using sham mild-warm moxibustion，the surface temperature of acupoints were maintained at 37 ℃ ± 1 ℃, 30min for each acupoint, once every other day, three times a week, a total of six weeks treatment. After the treatment, subjects were followed up at weeks 12, 18 and 24.
Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian, Shanghai
Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine-Integrated Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai
Yueyang Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai
Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian
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