Efficacy of acupuncture in improving the symptoms and the quality of life of patients with moderate or severe acne vulgaris: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Jiao R, Huang M, Zhang W, Liu Z · BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · 2020 June 23

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating the symptoms and quality of life (QoL) of patients with moderate or severe acne vulgaris (AV).

Conclusions

We expect to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in ameliorating the symptoms and improving the quality of life (QoL) of patients with moderate or severe acne vulgaris (AV) compared with sham acupuncture with more robust evidence.

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