140
Participants
Start Date
June 20, 2018
Primary Completion Date
March 23, 2021
Study Completion Date
July 27, 2021
Infrared Laser Moxibustion
We will use SX10-C1 laser moxibustion devices (Shanghai Wonderful Opto-Electrics Tech Co Ltd, Shanghai, China) for the ILM and SILM groups. Four laser probes will be synchronously aligned with 4 points (tST36 (bilateral), CV4, and CV6 acupoints) and we will irradiate each acupoint 2 cm away from the skin surface for 20 minutes. Each patient will receive this treatment twice per week for six weeks (12 sessions total).
Sham Infrared Laser Moxibustion
The sham laser moxibustion instrument appears to be identical as the real one.
Yueyang Hospital, Shanghai
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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