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Fig. 1 | Trials

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

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Study schedule: 140 eligible patients will be randomly allocated into four groups with a 1:1:1:1 ratio. Fifteen patients in each group will be randomly selected to undergo MRI and PET-CT scans. Imaging data and HRV will be collected at baseline and at the end of the two-week treatment/waiting . Clinical data will be acquired at three timepoints: baseline; mid-point; and the end of treatment/waiting. FC functional constipation, PEG polyethylene glycol, fMRI functional magnetic resonance imaging, PET-CT Positron emission tomography-computed tomography, HRV heart rate variability

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