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Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Sleep Disorders
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1481167

Acupuncture treatment of restless legs syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Controlled Study Protocol Based on PET-CT and fMRI

Provisionally accepted
Lin Tang Lin Tang 1Na Zhao Na Zhao 1Xiaolin Gao Xiaolin Gao 2Jinjin Li Jinjin Li 1Xintong Yu Xintong Yu 1Ruilong Liang Ruilong Liang 1Chen Xie Chen Xie 3Lutong Li Lutong Li 1Qianqian Wang Qianqian Wang 1Wenjia Yang Wenjia Yang 1*
  • 1 Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
  • 2 Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
  • 3 Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai, China

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    ► This is a strictly designed, single-blind, randomized controlled trial.► Subjective scales and polysomnography will be used to comprehensively evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture.► This is the first study to explore the central mechanism of acupuncture for treating restless legs syndrome (RLS) by positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). ► This study is designed as a single-blind trial because of the particularity of acupuncture therapy.

    Keywords: Acupuncture, Restless Legs Syndrome, RCT - randomized controlled trial, PET-CT, fMRI, study protocol

    Received: 15 Aug 2024; Accepted: 03 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Tang, Zhao, Gao, Li, Yu, Liang, Xie, Li, Wang and Yang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Wenjia Yang, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

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