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From: Effect of acupuncture and its influence on cerebral activity in patients with persistent asthma: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial

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Flowchart of the trial. The present study is a randomized controlled neuroimaging trial. A total of 48 eligible patients will be randomized equally to either of two groups: the lung meridian group or the heart meridian group. During a 4-week treatment period, patients in the two acupuncture groups will receive 12 sessions of puncture treatments. Both the outcome assessments and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan will be performed at two time points: at baseline and at the end of the acupuncture treatments. The central mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of asthma will be analyzed after data collection

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ISSN: 1745-6215