Ginger-partitioned moxibustion plus pediatric massage for treating infantile diarrhea due to spleen deficiency: a randomized controlled clinical trial

• Published in: Journal of acupuncture and tuina science 2021-02, Vol.19 (1), p.30-36
• Main Authors: Jie, Ma, Fang-hui, Yu, Shan-ping, Tao, Xiao-yan, Chu, Li-yan, Zhou, Xing-hong, Bing, Dan-yan, Wu, Xi-dong, Duan, Jin-lei, Ding, Tian-feng, He, Yin-hua, Song
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Diarrhea; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Pediatrics; Special Topic Study; Spleen
• ISSN: 1672-3597; 1993-0399
• DOI: 10.1007/s11726-021-1224-1

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of ginger-partitioned moxibustion plus pediatric massage (tuina) in treating infantile diarrhea due to spleen deficiency. Methods Ninety infants were randomly divided into a massage plus moxibustion group, a massage group and a drug group by the random number table method, with 30 cases in each group. The intervention was conducted for two consecutive courses. The infants in the massage plus moxibustion group were treated with pediatric massage and ginger-partitioned moxibustion at Shenque (CV 8). The infants in the massage group were treated with pediatric massage alone, while those in the drug group were treated with smecta. The primary and secondary symptom scales were assessed before and after treatment and at the follow-ups, and the total effective rate was evaluated after treatment. Results The total effective rate in the massage plus moxibustion group was significantly different from that in the massage group and drug group (both P