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ArticleBMJ open2026

Electroacupuncture with different pulse patterns for the post-acute phase of Bell's palsy: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with surface electromyography evaluation.

Lexuan Li, Zhiyuan Bian, Yurong Jiang, Renjie Hu, Zemin Wu, Jinjin Li, Jian-Qiao Fang, Ruohan Sun

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Article in BMJ open, 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

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Lexuan Li *Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Third Clinical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-3735-3443
Zhiyuan Bian *Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Third Clinical College, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4420-9047
Yurong JiangZhejiang Chinese Medical University Third Clinical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-7020-5659
Renjie HuTuina, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-0795-4551
Zemin WuDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jinjin LiDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jian-Qiao FangZhejiang Chinese Medical University Third Clinical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4499-0352
Ruohan SunDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China srh1207@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

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AcupunctureElectric Stimulation TherapyRandomized Controlled Trial

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PMID42849949
PMCPMC13656170

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