Research Article

Effect on Satisfactory Seizure Control and Heart Rate Variability of Thread-Embedding Acupuncture for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Patient-Assessor Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial

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Study protocol. T0: baseline; T1-T3: intervention (TEA/sham TEA); T4: follow-up; TEA: thread-embedding acupuncture; STEA: sham thread-embedding acupuncture.