Published on in Vol 14 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/63050, first published .
The Effects of Acupoint Stimulation Combined With Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Labor Pain: Protocol for a Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effects of Acupoint Stimulation Combined With Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Labor Pain: Protocol for a Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effects of Acupoint Stimulation Combined With Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Labor Pain: Protocol for a Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Yiyun Gu   1, 2 * , MSc ;   Xiaojiao Wang   1 * , MSc ;   Chunxiang Zhu   1, 3 , BSc ;   Hui Min   1, 3 , BSc ;   Jialu Zhang   3 , BSc ;   Liping Mao   3 , BSc ;   Hua Gao   3 , BSc ;   Hangyun Sun   3 , BSc ;   Xinli Zhu   1, 3 , BSc ;   Chunyi Gu   1 , MPH, PhD

1 Department of Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

2 School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

3 Department of Obstetrics and Neonatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Chunyi Gu, MPH, PhD
  • Department of Nursing
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University
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  • Shanghai 200011
  • China
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  • Email: guchunyi@fudan.edu.cn