Chinese pediatric Tuina on children with acute diarrhea: study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute pediatric diarrhea is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and seriously affects the health of children. Previous studies have shown that pediatric Tuina, a traditional Chinese medicine therapy, has potential therapeutic benefits for acute pediatric diarrhea. However, the evidence for its effectiveness is insufficient due to the lack of high-quality clinical studies. Our aim is to evaluate the efficacy of Chinese pediatric Tuina for children aged 0-6 years with acute diarrhea.

Methods/design

This study is a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial. We will include 122 children with acute diarrhea from Dongguan Kanghua Hospital in Guangdong province, China. The patients will be allocated into either the pediatric Tuina gro

SUBMITTER: Lu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902472 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature