Electroacupuncture versus sham electroacupuncture in treating low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

• Zi-Yue Wang,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation International Acupuncture and Moxibustion Innovation Institute, School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

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• Guang-Xia Shi,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Acupuncture and Moxibustion Innovation Institute, School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

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• Yu Wang,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Acupuncture and Moxibustion Innovation Institute, School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

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• Wei Pei,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

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• Ying-Chi Yang,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

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• Jing-Wen Yang,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Acupuncture and Moxibustion Innovation Institute, School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

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• Xiao-Ya Wei,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Acupuncture and Moxibustion Innovation Institute, School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

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• Jin-Ying Jia ,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: tujianfeng1@126.com (JFT); AA13525552922@163.com (JYJ)

  Affiliation Department of Traditional Chinese medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

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• Jian-Feng Tu ,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: tujianfeng1@126.com (JFT); AA13525552922@163.com (JYJ)

  Affiliation International Acupuncture and Moxibustion Innovation Institute, School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2887-3383

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• Cun-Zhi Liu

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Acupuncture and Moxibustion Innovation Institute, School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

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