Effect and cerebral mechanism of acupuncture treatment for functional constipation: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial

Effect and cerebral mechanism of acupuncture treatment for functional constipation: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial

Abstract Background Acupuncture is effective in functional constipation (FC) treatment, but the central mechanism has not been well investigated. This trial will combine functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) to investigate the pote...

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Main Authors: Tao Yin, Zhaoxuan He, Peihong Ma, Likai Hou, Li Chen, Kunnan Xie, Zilei Tian, Fumin Wang, Jing Xiong, Yi Yang, Ruirui Sun, Fang Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Functional constipation
Central mechanism
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Positron emission tomography-computed tomography
Multimodal neuroimaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3410-8

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