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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/81489, first published .
Woman receiving acupuncture treatment on her face and neck

Efficacy and Safety of Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Insomnia in Patients With Spinal Metastasis: Protocol of a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Study

Efficacy and Safety of Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Insomnia in Patients With Spinal Metastasis: Protocol of a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Study

Cuifang Jiang   1 * , MM ;   Mengchen Yin   2 * , MD ;   Xia Peng   3 * , MM ;   Junqiao Zhao   1 * , MD ;   Fan Zhang   4 , MM ;   Junming Ma   4 , MD ;   Dong Wang   5 , MD ;   Yan Cao   1 , MD

1 Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

2 Department of Spine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

3 Department of Encephalopathy, Shanghai Jiading Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

4 Department of Nephrology, Department of Orthopedics, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

5 Department of Orthopedics, Hangzhou TCM Hospital Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Yan Cao, MD
  • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
  • Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • No. 274 Zhijiang Middle Road, Jing'an District
  • Shanghai 200071
  • China
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  • Email: liyangcao@126.com