• Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. · Mar 2012

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Randomised clinical trial: an assessment of acupuncture on specific meridian or specific acupoint vs. sham acupuncture for treating functional dyspepsia.

    • T T Ma, S Y Yu, Y Li, F R Liang, X P Tian, H Zheng, J Yan, G J Sun, X R Chang, L Zhao, X Wu, and F Zeng.
    • Teaching Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan, China.
    • Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. 2012 Mar 1; 35 (5): 552-61.

    BackgroundFunctional dyspepsia (FD) is a common disease without an established optimal treatment.AimTo determine (i) the effect of acupuncture in relieving FD symptoms and improving life quality; (ii) the effect difference between acupoint and non-acupoint; and (iii) the effect difference among different acupoints.MethodsA total of 712 eligible patients were included and randomly assigned to six groups (Group A: specific acupoints of the stomach meridian; Group B: non-specific acupoints of the stomach meridian; Group C: specific acupoints of alarm and transport points; Group D: specific acupoints of the gallbladder meridian; Group E: sham acupuncture of non-acupoints; and Group F: itopride). A treatment period of 4 weeks (continuous five sessions per week), and a follow-up period of 12 weeks were arranged. The outcomes were the (i) patients' response, (ii) symptoms improvement measured using the Symptom Index of Dyspepsia and (iii) quality-of-life improvement based on Nepean Dyspepsia Index.ResultsAll groups had an improvement in dyspepsia symptoms and the QoL at the end of treatment, and the improvement was sustained for 4 weeks and 12 weeks. The overall response rate was significantly higher in acupuncture group A (70.69%), and lower in sham acupuncture group (34.75%), compared with itopride and other acupuncture groups. Similarly, the difference in symptoms and QoL improvement was significant between group A and the other acupuncture groups.ConclusionsAcupuncture is effective in the treatment of functional dyspepsia, and is superior to non-acupoint puncture. The benefit of acupuncture relies on acupoint specificity.© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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