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

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0329035
Published: 2025-07-30
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0329035,
  title = {Electroacupuncture versus sham electroacupuncture in treating low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial},
  author = {Zi-Yue Wang and Guang-Xia Shi and Yu Wang and Wei Pei and Ying-Chi Yang and Jing-Wen Yang and Xiao-Ya Wei and Jin-Ying Jia and Jian-Feng Tu and Cun-Zhi Liu},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0329035},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329035}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Electroacupuncture versus sham electroacupuncture in treating low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
AU  - Zi-Yue Wang
AU  - Guang-Xia Shi
AU  - Yu Wang
AU  - Wei Pei
AU  - Ying-Chi Yang
AU  - Jing-Wen Yang
AU  - Xiao-Ya Wei
AU  - Jin-Ying Jia
AU  - Jian-Feng Tu
AU  - Cun-Zhi Liu
PY  - 2025
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0329035
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Wang, Z., Shi, G., Wang, Y., Pei, W., Yang, Y., Yang, J., Wei, X., Jia, J., Tu, J., & Liu, C. (2025). Electroacupuncture versus sham electroacupuncture in treating low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329035

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