Evaluating the analgesic effect and advantage of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation combined with opioid drugs for moderate to severe cancer-related pain: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Evaluating the analgesic effect and advantage of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation combined with opioid drugs for moderate to severe cancer-related pain: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS), which is also known as acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), has been widely used in acute or chronic pain. However, previous research has not demonstrated that TEAS is effective for cancer-rela...

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Main Authors: Yi Liang, Guanai Bao, Liyan Gong, Jie Zhou, Xiangming Kong, Ran Ran, Xiaomei Shao, Yongliang Jiang, Weiping Zhang, Boyi Liu, Junying Du, Junfan Fang, Na Nie, Conghua Ji, Jianqiao Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Study protocol
Randomized controlled trial
TEAS
Cancer-related pain
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-3145-y

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