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World J Clin Cases. Nov 16, 2022; 10(32): 11753-11765
Published online Nov 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i32.11753
Published online Nov 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i32.11753
Clinical efficacy of electromagnetic field therapy combined with traditional Chinese pain-reducing paste in myofascial pain syndrome
Jing Xiao, Bing-Yan Cao, Zeng Xie, Yu-Xuan Ji, Xing-Li Zhao, Hong-Jie Yang, Wei Zhuang, Hai-Hua Sun, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China
Wen-Ming Liang, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania
Author contributions: Xiao J, Cao BY, Xie Z and Liang WM were responsible for the study conception and design, data analysis, interpretation, and manuscript drafting; Ji YX, Zhao XL, Yang HJ, Zhuang W and Sun HH were responsible for the data collection and data analysis; all authors reviewed and approved the final version to be published.
Supported by the Project of Capacity Building for Sustainable Utilization of Precious Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources , No. 2060302 .
Institutional review board statement: The research protocol was approved by the ethics committee of Xiyuan Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (Approval No. 2018XLA049-7).
Clinical trial registration statement: This study was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (http://www.chictr.org.cn). The registration number is ChiCTR2000033700. And this registration policy applies to randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials.
Informed consent statement: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.
Data sharing statement: Raw data used to support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 statement.
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Corresponding author: Zeng Xie, MMed, Doctor, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 1 Xiyuan Caochang, Haidian District, Beijing 100091, China. xzyig131@163.com
Received: May 30, 2022
Peer-review started: May 30, 2022
First decision: July 13, 2022
Revised: July 26, 2022
Accepted: October 17, 2022
Article in press: October 17, 2022
Published online: November 16, 2022
Processing time: 161 Days and 20.9 Hours
Peer-review started: May 30, 2022
First decision: July 13, 2022
Revised: July 26, 2022
Accepted: October 17, 2022
Article in press: October 17, 2022
Published online: November 16, 2022
Processing time: 161 Days and 20.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The present study was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial designed to compare the clinical efficacy of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy combined with heating-damp-clearing and pain-reducing paste (DPP) to that of heating-DPP alone for lower back myofascial pain syndromes. The main finding was that PEMF therapy combined with heating-DPP had better efficacy than heating-DPP alone in reducing the intensity of pain.