Clinical Observation on the Treatment of Diabetic Gastroparesis with Acupuncture
Objective This study was to observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in the treatment of diabetic gastroparesis. Methods Ninety patients with diabetic gastroparesis were randomly allocated into 2 groups, a treatment group (45 subjects) to receive acupuncture treatment, and a control group (45 s...
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Published in | Journal of acupuncture and tuina science Vol. 8; no. 5; pp. 297 - 299 |
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Main Author | |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Heidelberg
Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian
01.10.2010
Springer Nature B.V |
Subjects | |
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Summary: | Objective
This study was to observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in the treatment of diabetic gastroparesis.
Methods
Ninety patients with diabetic gastroparesis were randomly allocated into 2 groups, a treatment group (45 subjects) to receive acupuncture treatment, and a control group (45 subjects) to take domperidone tablet.
Results
Four treatment courses later, the total effective rate was 91.1% in the treatment group and 64.4% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (
P
<0.05).
Conclusion
The diabetic gastroparesis responds well to acupuncture treatment. |
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Bibliography: | 31-1908/R Acupuncture Therapy; Gastroparesis; Diabetes Complications Diabetes Complications R246.1 Acupuncture Therapy Gastroparesis ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 |
ISSN: | 1672-3597 1993-0399 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11726-010-0431-y |