Multicentral randomized controlled study on acupuncture at Sifeng (EX-UE 10) for treatment of infantile malnutrition / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
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(12): 3-7, 2006.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-267297
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate therapeutic effect of acupuncture at Sifeng (EX-UE 10) on infantile malnutrition.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Multicentral, randomized, controlled and single blind test was adopted. 222 infants of malnutrition were divided into an acupuncture group (n=110) and a medicine group (n=112). The acupuncture group were treated with acupuncture at bilateral Sifeng (EX-UE 10), once each week, for 4 times; and the medicine group were treated with oral administration of Yiqi Jianpi Oral Liquid, twice each day, one ample each time, for 4 weeks. The therapeutic effect was evaluated by improvement of symptoms and signs in the syndrome cumulative score scale, and changes of serum insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), pre-albumin (PA), hemoglobin and red-cell count.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Two hundred and twenty-two cases were enrolled in the 4 centers and 212 cases completed the test. The acupuncture group in improvement of appetite, body weight, subcutaneous fat thickness of the abdomen, etc. were superior to the medicine group (P < 0.01), but there was no significant difference between the two groups in improvement of the body height. There was no significant increase of serum IGF-I level in the two groups, and the acupuncture group in increase of PA was superior to the medicine group (P < 0.05). After treatment, hemoglobin and red-cell count increased significantly in the treatment group (P < 0.01), and hemoglobin increased significantly in the medicine group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture at Sifeng (EX-UE 10) has obvious therapeutic effect on infantile malnutrition.</p>
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Main subject:
Appetite
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Infant Nutrition Disorders
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Acupuncture Points
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Single-Blind Method
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Treatment Outcome
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2006
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Article
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