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Trial reportJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2025

Acupuncture with different frequencies for tobacco dependence: a randomized controlled trial.

Chen Shumin, Liu Zhenyu, J I Jia, Chang Jin, L I Zhihua, Wang Yingying, Yang Jinsheng

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chen ShuminInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Liu ZhenyuInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
J I JiaInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Chang JinInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
L I ZhihuaInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Wang YingyingInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Yang JinshengInstitute of Basic Theory for Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.

Funding

Fund of Capital Health Development Special Research Project: Research on Development and Clinical Applicalion of Wrist Acupuncture Smoking Cessation Instrument 2022-1-4281Fund of Science and Technology Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Project: Self-service Acupuncture Smoking Cessation Research and Development CI2021A03506
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Abstract

objectiveTo observe the effect of different acupuncture frequencies on the abstinence rate which could be used as a reference for optimizing acupuncture cessation programs.

methodsFrom July 2018 to June 2022, a total of 220 smokers were recruited based on inclusion criteria and randomly divided into the high-frequency acupuncture group (HF group,

resultsIn total, 162 subjects completed the whole study with a drop-out rate of 20.45%. The expiratory CO point abstinence rate was HF group 53/110 (48.18%)

conclusionsThe study initially showed that both high-frequency acupuncture and low-frequency acupuncture treatment were safe and effective on smoking cessation for 8 weeks, but high-frequency acupuncture was advantageous in reducing smoking cravings. More accurate acupuncture frequency needs to be validated through larger clinical studies to optimize acupuncture smoking cessation programs.

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Acupuncture TherapyTobacco Use DisorderAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSmoking CessationTreatment OutcomeYoung Adultacupunctureacupuncture frequencysmoking cessationtobacco dependence

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