The effect of acupuncture on quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jun Zhou; Narendra Lamichhane; Zhifang Xu; Jiaqi Wang; Vo Dai Quynh; Jing Huang; Feifei Gao; Meidan Zhao; Zelin Chen; Tianyi Zhao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0314678

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The effect of acupuncture on quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jun Zhou ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jun Zhou, Narendra Lamichhane

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Narendra Lamichhane ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jun Zhou, Narendra Lamichhane

Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Zhifang Xu,

Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China, School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Jiaqi Wang,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Vo Dai Quynh,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Jing Huang,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Feifei Gao,

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Meidan Zhao ,

Roles Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: zhaomeidan2012@163.com (MZ); chenzelin328@163.com (ZC); zhaotianyi89@126.com (TZ)

Affiliations Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China, School of Medical Technology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9055-4805

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Zelin Chen ,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: zhaomeidan2012@163.com (MZ); chenzelin328@163.com (ZC); zhaotianyi89@126.com (TZ)

Affiliations Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China, School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Tianyi Zhao

Roles Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: zhaomeidan2012@163.com (MZ); chenzelin328@163.com (ZC); zhaotianyi89@126.com (TZ)

Affiliations Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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The effect of acupuncture on quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jun Zhou,
Narendra Lamichhane,
Zhifang Xu,
Jiaqi Wang,
Vo Dai Quynh,
Jing Huang,
Feifei Gao,
Meidan Zhao,
Zelin Chen,
Tianyi Zhao

Published: February 13, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314678

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