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Acupuncture

Efficacy and safety of invasive laser acupuncture (650 and 830 nm) on knee osteoarthritis: A pilot randomized clinical trial

Raeon Jang, Changsop Yang, Jae-Hong Kim, Dongwoo Nam, Jeong-Cheol Shin, Gwang-Cheon Park, Byoung-Kab Kang, Kyung-Min Shin, Ae-Ran Kim

published 20 Jul 2026

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Acupuncture for amnestic mild cognitive impairment: Study protocol for a multicenter, single-blinded, long-term, randomized controlled trial

Xinyue Zhang, Ziwen Wang, Mingsheng Sun, Qiongnan Bao, Ziwen Chen, Yiwei Liu, Ziqi Wang, Fang Ye, Zuoqin Yang, Xiaoli Du, Hong Zhang, Xin Mou, Xia He, Dehua Li, Kexin Wu, Jin Yao, Wanqi Zhong, Ping Xu, Shiqi Yang, Ling Zhao, Zihan Yin, Fanrong Liang

published 20 Apr 2026

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Implementing a competency-based acupuncture training program in Korean Medicine education

Eunbyul Cho, Yeonkyeong Nam, Jiseong Hong, Yejin Han, Jae-Hyo Kim

published 20 Mar 2026

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Acupuncture (Jin’s Three-Needle) versus sham acupuncture in treating mild-to-moderate depression: Study protocol for randomized clinical trial

Hao Wen, Jiafeng Wang, Kaiying Zhang, Na Zhang, Yiqing Shan, Xiaolan Yang, Pengcheng Zhang, Xingyu Xiang, Baoguo Zhang, Chong Zhang

published 05 Dec 2025

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Experiences of Korean Medicine treatment in patients with Bell’s palsy: A qualitative study protocol

Eunbyul Cho, Seung Eun Chung, Sungha Kim

published 08 Oct 2025

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Patient demographics, medical factors, treatment modalities and satisfaction at five traditional Chinese medicine practices in Switzerland: A cross-sectional study

Yingchao Liu, Xiaoying Lyu, Saroj K. Pradhan, Yiming Li, Xingfang Liu, Ralf Bauder, Tanja Heggli, Xiaying Wang, Michael Furian

published 19 Sep 2025

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Efficacy and neural mechanism of acupuncture for essential hypertension: Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Xiao-Ya Wei, Xin-Yuan Jiang, Lu Wang, Chao-Qun Yan, Na-Na Yang, Ze-Yi Wang, Xiao Wang, Hang Zhou, Chih-Kai Lee, Cun-Zhi Liu, Xu Wang, Jian-Feng Tu

published 19 Sep 2025

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Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on cognitive function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and mild cognitive impairment: A network meta-analysis

Wenzhuo An, Dongqing Guo, Jie Wang, Xin Chu

published 12 Aug 2025

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

Zi-Yue Wang, Guang-Xia Shi, Yu Wang, Wei Pei, Ying-Chi Yang, Jing-Wen Yang, Xiao-Ya Wei, Jin-Ying Jia, Jian-Feng Tu, Cun-Zhi Liu

published 30 Jul 2025

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Wrist-ankle acupuncture alleviates pain in the acute phase of herpes zoster: A randomized controlled trial

Jing Pu, Daiwen Li, Xia Luo, Juan Wang, Yanxia Li, Li Lei, Xiankun Zhao, Huan Du, Xiyue Yang, Xiaobo Du

published 29 May 2025

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Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for early postpartum stress urinary incontinence: A protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Yi Yang, Meng Xu, Qingguo Liu, Xiaoqing Ding, Xi Wang, Dongfeng Wang, Qisheng Sun, Xiaowei Shi, Xiuping Zhang, Dong Liu, Shufeng Shi

published 27 May 2025

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The effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for low back pain in China: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Junshi Liu, Weng Kung Peng, Yingxian Jia

published 09 May 2025

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Efficacy of acupuncture on lower limb motor dysfunction following stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Peng Chen, Xing Jin, Debiao Yu, Xiaoting Chen, Yaoyu Lin, Fuchun Wu, Bin Shao

published 07 May 2025

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