Efficacy observation on acupuncture for diabetic gastroparesis

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...

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Published in:Journal of acupuncture and tuina science 2016-06, Vol.14 (3), p.192-196
Main Authors: Ge, Jia-yi, Jiang, Yue-wei, Wang, Dong-yu, Liu, Hai-fei, Song, Feng-jun, Lin, Shang-zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Clinical Study
Diabetes
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Motility
Plasma
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Summary: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 ( P
ISSN:1672-3597
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DOI:10.1007/s11726-016-0923-5