ABSTRACT
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of stuck-moving needling plus modified Bu Zhong Yi Qi (supplementing qi in the middle energizer) decoction in treating gastroptosis due to qi deficiency in the middle energizer. Method Sixty patients with gastroptosis due to qi deficiency in the middle energizer were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by stuck-moving needling plus the modified Bu Zhong Yi Qi decoction, while the control group was treated with the modified Bu Zhong Yi Qi decoction alone. The two groups were treated once a day, 20 sessions as a treatment course. The lower limit of the stomach was measured before and after the treatment in the two groups, and the clinical efficacy and long-term efficacy of the two groups were compared.Result The height of the lower limit of stomach was significantly changed after the treatment in both groups (P<0.01), there was a significant difference in comparing the height of the lower limit of stomach between the two groups after the intervention (P<0.01), and there was a significant difference in comparing the change of the height of lower limit of stomach between the two groups (P<0.01). The total effective rate was 93.3% in the treatment group versus 73.3% in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.01); the clinical efficacy in the treatment group was statistically different from that in the control group (P<0.05). The long-term total effective rate was 76.7% in the treatment group versus 50.0% in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.01); the long-term clinical efficacy in the treatment group was statistically different from that in the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion The stuck-moving needling plus modified Bu Zhong Yi Qi decoction can produce a more significant efficacy than the decoction alone in treatinggastroptosis due to qi deficiency in the middle energizer, and its long-term therapeutic efficacy is also consistent.