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
- placebo controlled
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- magnetic resonance imaging
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- peritoneal dialysis
- metabolic syndrome
- cross sectional
- liver injury
- high speed
- patient reported outcomes
- mass spectrometry
- high resolution
- diffusion weighted imaging
- preterm birth
- high fat diet induced