Zap for the gut: can ancient needles fix modern Medicine's side effect?
NCT ID NCT06537440
Summary
This study tested whether electroacupuncture (a mild electrical current applied to acupuncture needles) could safely help cancer patients who get constipation from their opioid pain medicine. Researchers enrolled 92 adults with stable cancer and this specific type of constipation. They compared the effects of electroacupuncture to see if it improved bowel movements and quality of life.
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First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300193, China
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