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ReviewUnited European gastroenterology journal2018

Complementary and alternative treatment in functional dyspepsia.

Giuseppe Chiarioni, Marcella Pesce, Alberto Fantin, Giovanni Sarnelli

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Review in United European gastroenterology journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
8.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Non-Chinese herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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  13. Herbal Medicine Prescriptions for Functional Dyspepsia: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Korea.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
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  16. Beneficial Potential ofFrontiers in pharmacology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Giuseppe ChiarioniDivision of Gastroenterology of the University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy; and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology & UNC Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Marcella PesceDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 'Federico II' University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Alberto FantinDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova, Padua, Italy.
Giovanni SarnelliDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 'Federico II' University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
University of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Padua · ITUniversity of Verona · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

INTRODUCTION AND

aimThe popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in treating functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) has steadily increased in Western countries. We aimed at analyzing available data on CAM effectiveness in functional dyspepsia (FD) patients.

methodsA bibliographical search was performed in PubMed using the following keywords: "complementary/alternative medicine," "hypnosis," "acupuncture" and/or "functional dyspepsia."

resultsIn community settings, almost 50% of patients with FGIDs used CAM therapies. Herbal remedies consist of multi-component preparations, whose mechanisms of action have not been systematically clarified. Few studies analyzed the effectiveness of acupuncture in Western countries, yielding conflicting results and possibly reflecting a population bias of this treatment. Hypnosis has been extensively used in irritable bowel syndrome, but few data support its role in treating FD.

conclusionsAlthough some supporting well-designed studies have been recently performed, additional randomized, controlled trials are needed before stating any recommendation on CAM effectiveness in treating FD.

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acupuncturecomplementary treatmentFunctional dyspepsiaherbal supplementshypnosis

Identifiers

PMID29435308
PMCPMC5802680
OpenAlexW2742717079

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