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Sanjiao Acupuncture Combined with Abdominal Massage for Restless Legs Syndrome in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Key takeaways
88 people on regular hemodialysis with moderate to severe restless legs syndrome were split into two equal groups of 44. One group got Sanjiao acupuncture, the other got the same acupuncture plus abdominal massage. Treatment ran from March to September 2025, with follow-up through December 2025. This is one small trial at a single center, and it targets leg discomfort and sleep, not kidney function itself.
Who did this work
Hu N (Department of Nephrology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.) · Xu C (First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine. Level 3 Laboratory of Biological Effects of Tuina Manipulation of National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Tianjin Institute of TCM Tuina of Tianjin Municipal Health Commission.) · Sun N (Department of Nephrology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.) · Teng L (Department of Nephrology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.) · Han Y (Department of Nephrology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China. Electronic address: [email protected].) · Tao T (First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine. Level 3 Laboratory of Biological Effects of Tuina Manipulation of National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Tianjin Institute of TCM Tuina of Tianjin Municipal Health Commission. Electronic address: [email protected].) · Chang W (Department of Nephrology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China. Electronic address: [email protected].)
Source
Paper · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-09-03
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2026.103433