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TL;DR
The intervention group (n=30) will receive true acupuncture at six digestive-system acupoints, while the control group (n=30) will receive shallow sham acupuncture on non-acupoints, both administered twice weekly for 6 weeks.
Medicine · 6 authors, 9 centres
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The intervention group (n=30) will receive true acupuncture at six digestive-system acupoints, while the control group (n=30) will receive shallow sham acupuncture on non-acupoints, both administered twice weekly for 6 weeks.
The intervention group (n=30) will receive true acupuncture at six digestive-system acupoints, while the control group (n=30) will receive shallow sham acupuncture on non-acupoints, both administered twice weekly for 6 weeks. Primary outcomes include body weight, BMI (measured weekly), Sigstad's score, and Arts' dumping questionnaire (measured at baseline, week 3, and week 6). Secondary outcomes include grip strength, blood tests, ICU and hospital stay, mechanical ventilation days, and mortality at 3 and 6 months.