Electro-acupuncture reduced steatosis on MRI-PDFF in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: a randomized controlled pilot clinical trial.
Jingjie ZhaoQianyi WangXinyu ZhaoLina WuJuanjuan LiWen ZhangShuai XuChaoru HanYi DuXiaofei TongWeijia DuanDi CaoHao RenXinyan ZhaoXiaojuan OuJidong JiaHong YouPublished in: Chinese medicine (2023)
Twelve weeks of EA effectively and safely reduces relative liver fat content in NASH patients. Further multicenter randomized controlled studies are needed. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR2100046617. Registered 23 May 2021, http://www.chictr.org.cn/edit.aspx?pid=127023&htm=4.
Keyphrases
- clinical trial
- double blind
- phase iii
- phase ii
- study protocol
- open label
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- peritoneal dialysis
- randomized controlled trial
- contrast enhanced
- insulin resistance
- high fat diet
- computed tomography
- lymph node metastasis
- high resolution
- patient reported outcomes
- gestational age
- preterm birth