Efficacy observation on acupuncture for diabetic gastroparesis / 针灸推拿医学(英文版)
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
; (6): 192-196, 2016.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-490110
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To observe the effect of acupuncture on gastric motility, plasma motilin and serum gastrin in patients with diabetic gastroparesis (DGP) and evaluate its clinical efficacy.Methods:
A total of 100 eligible cases were randomly allocated into an acupuncture group (n=50) and a control group (n=50). Patients in the acupuncture group were treated by needling Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36) and Neiguan (PC 6), whereas patients in the control group were treated with oral administration of Domperidone. The clinical efficacies of the two groups were compared; and changes in gastric motility, plasma motilin and serum gastrin in both groups were observed before and after treatment.Results:
After treatment, the symptom scores, gastric motility and contents of plasma motilin and serum gastrin were significantly improved in both groups (PConclusion:
Acupuncture is effective for DGP and can reduce the levels of plasma motilin and serum gastrin.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article