ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014
An alternative to current therapies of functional dyspepsia: self-administrated transcutaneous electroacupuncture improves dyspeptic symptoms.
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- Non-invasive neuromodulation: an emerging intervention for visceral pain in gastrointestinal disorders.Bioelectronic medicine · 2023Review
- Neuromodulation for functional upper gastrointestinal diseases.Gut microbiota and integrative wellness · 2023Article
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- Transcutaneous Neuromodulation improved inflammation and sympathovagal ratio in patients with primary biliary ssscholangitis and inadequate response to Ursodeoxycholic acid: a pilot study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2020Article
- Non-pharmacological Approach in the Management of Functional Dyspepsia.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2020Review
- Acute Effect of Transcutaneous Electroacupuncture on Globus Pharyngeus: A Randomized, Single-Blind, Crossover Trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Article
- Use of Bioelectronics in the Gastrointestinal Tract.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine · 2019Review
- Prokinetic effects of spinal cord stimulation and its autonomic mechanisms in dogs.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2019Article
- EA at PC6 Promotes Gastric Motility: Role of Brainstem Vagovagal Neurocircuits.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019Article
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- Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation on Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016Article
- Electroacupuncture inhibits weight gain in diet-induced obese rats by activating hypothalamic LKB1-AMPK signaling.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2015Article
- Electroacupuncture versus Moxibustion for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized, Parallel-Controlled Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Article
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Abstract
Functional dyspepsia is of high prevalence with little treatment options. The aim of this study was to develop a new treatment method using self-management transcutaneous electroacupuncture (TEA) for functional dyspepsia (FD). Twenty-eight patients with FD were enrolled and underwent a crossover clinical trial with 2-week TEA at ST36 and PC6 and 2-week sham-TEA at nonacupuncture sham-points. Questionnaires were used to assess symptoms of dyspepsia and quality of life. Physiological testing included gastric emptying and electrogastrography. It was found that (1) TEA but not sham-TEA significantly improved dyspeptic symptoms and 4 domains in quality of life; improvement was also noted in self-rated anxiety and depression scores; (2) gastric emptying was significantly and substantially increased with 2-week TEA but not sham-TEA; and (3) gastric accommodation was also improved with TEA but not sham-TEA, reflected as increased ingested nutrient volumes at the levels of satiety and maximum tolerance. These findings suggest a therapeutic potential of self-administrated TEA method for functional dyspepsia, possibly attributed to improvement in gastric motility.
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