U.S., April 17 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06931054) titled 'Combination of Acupuncture, Auricular Acupressure and Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Controlled Trial' on April 14.
Brief Summary: The aims of this study include: (1) to evaluate whether a combined smoking cessation treatment of acupuncture, auricular acupressure, and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is more effective in improving smoking cessation rates at a 6-month follow-up compared to NRT alone; (2) to assess whether the combined smoking cessation treatment of acupuncture, auricular acupressure, and NRT increases the incidence of side effects compared to NRT alone; (3) to evaluate whether the...