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ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2026

Cerebral responses to acupuncture for uremic pruritus: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial based on fNIRS.

Yuzhu Qu, Kongmei Ou, Runjia He, Yiting Wang, Xinyue Zhang, Yani Wang, Jie Chen, Benxiang He

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Article in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2026. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Yuzhu Qu *Post‑Doctoral Scientific Research Workstation of Affiliated Sport Hospital, Affiliated Sport Hospital of Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Kongmei Ou *Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Runjia HeAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yiting WangAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Xinyue ZhangAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yani WangAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Jie ChenHemodialysis Center, Chengdu Pidu District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Benxiang HeInstitute of Clinical Basis and Literature Information of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

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6 · The paper itself

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acupunctureantiprurituscentral responsesfunctional near-infrared spectroscopyuremic pruritus

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PMID42729354
PMCPMC13562293

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