72
Participants
Start Date
August 12, 2022
Primary Completion Date
December 20, 2022
Study Completion Date
February 21, 2023
Acupoint stimulation
The experimental group will receive low-level laser stimulation on seven acupoints, including Shenmen (HT7), Neiguan (PC6), Hegu (LI4), Zusanli (ST36), Yanglingquan (GB34), Sanyinjiao (SP6), and Taixi (KI3). The stimulation will be administered three times per week for a duration of six weeks.
Acupoint stimulation(placebo)
The control group will receive sham low-level laser stimulation on seven acupoints, including Shenmen (HT7), Neiguan (PC6), Hegu (LI4), Zusanli (ST36), Yanglingquan (GB34), Sanyinjiao (SP6), and Taixi (KI3), without emitting laser beams.The stimulation will be administered three times per week for a duration of six weeks.
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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