The efficacy and safety of acupuncture for cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

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Published in Trials on February 28, 2015

Authors

Seung-Yeon Cho1, Dong-Hyuk Lee2, Hee Sup Shin3, Seung Hwan Lee4, Jun Seok Koh5, Woo-Sang Jung6, Sang-Kwan Moon7, Jung-Mi Park8, Chang-Nam Ko9, Ho Kim10, Seong-Uk Park11,12

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. sycho83@gmail.com.
2: Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. leedh1103@naver.com.
3: Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. realponym@hanmail.net.
4: Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. toast2000@hanmail.net.
5: Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. neurokoh@hanmail.net.
6: Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. wsjung@khu.ac.kr.
7: Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. skmoon@khu.ac.kr.
8: Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. pajama@khu.ac.kr.
9: Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. kcn202@khu.ac.kr.
10: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health & Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-742, Republic of Korea. hokim@snu.ac.kr.
11: Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. seonguk.kr@gmail.com.
12: Stroke & Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 892 Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 134-727, Republic of Korea. seonguk.kr@gmail.com.

Associated clinical trials:

Acupuncture for Cerebral Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage | NCT02275949

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