Impact of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis on the activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Patients with moderate and severe persistent allergic rhinitis (AR) have long-term physical and mental stress, leading to dysfunction of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which results in recurrence of AR. Previous research has proved acupuncture can regulate the fun...

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Main Authors: Sheng Chen, Shu-Han Qu, Yi Zhang, Zhi-Hong Wen, Sheng-Nan Guo, Wei-Mei Zeng, Xue-Si Hou, Yi-Fan Jia, Yi Xiao, Federico Marmori, Jun Wang, Ji-Ping Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3424-2