150
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2025
Primary Completion Date
December 30, 2026
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2027
group 1: electrical stimulation of acupuncture points plus routine care
The acupuncture points Spleen 6 and Kidney 3 will be stimulated twice daily with a up to 30min electrical stimulation per foot with 10Hz and an intensity up to individual tolerance level.
group 2: acupressure plus routine care
The acupuncture points Spleen 6 and Kidney 3 will be stimulated twice daily with a up to 30min massage per foot
RECRUITING
Department for integrative medicine and prevention, Institute for social medicine, epidemiology and health economics, Charité university medicine Berlin, Berlin
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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