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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015

Acupuncture for Functional Dyspepsia: A Single Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Yulian Jin, Qing Zhao, Kehua Zhou, Xianghong Jing, Xiaochun Yu, Jiliang Fang, Zhishun Liu, Bing Zhu

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. The Effects of Low-Dose and High-Dose Decoctions of Fructus aurantii in a Rat Model of Functional Dyspepsia.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020
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  17. Electroacupuncture at ST36 modulates gastric motilityWorld journal of gastroenterology · 2019
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  18. EA at PC6 Promotes Gastric Motility: Role of Brainstem Vagovagal Neurocircuits.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yulian JinDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guang An Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5 Beixiange Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100053, China ; Department of Radiology, Guang An Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
Qing ZhaoDepartment of Radiology, Guang An Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
Kehua ZhouDepartment of Health Care Studies, Daemen College, Amherst, NY 14226, USA.
Xianghong JingInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Xiaochun YuInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Jiliang FangDepartment of Radiology, Guang An Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
Zhishun LiuDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guang An Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5 Beixiange Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100053, China.
Bing ZhuInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNDaemen College · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In order to investigate the therapeutic potential of acupuncture on patients with functional dyspepsia (FD), patients were randomized to receive acupuncture at classic acupoints with manipulations (treatment group) versus acupuncture at nonacupoints without manipulation (control group) once every other day, three times a week, for one month and were followed up for three months. The primary outcomes included dyspeptic symptoms, quality of life, and mental status. The secondary outcomes included the fasting serum gastrin concentration, and frequency and propagation velocity of gastric slow waves. Sixty patients with FD were included, among whom, four dropped out. After one month's treatment, patients with FD showed significant improvements in primary (in both groups) and secondary (in the eight patients of the treatment group) outcomes as compared with baseline (P = 0.0078 to <0.0001); treatment group has better outcomes in all primary outcome measures (P < 0.0001 except for SDS (P = 0.0005)). Improvements on dyspeptic symptoms persist during follow-up (better in the treatment group). Acupuncture with manual manipulation had better effects on improving dyspeptic symptoms, mental status, and quality of life in patients with FD. These effects may be related to the increased frequency and propagation speed of gastric slow waves and serum gastrin secretion.

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