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The Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture for Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial
Background. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been reported to treat functional constipation (FC). The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of EA with different needle insertion method for FC. Methods. Sixty-seven participants were randomly assigned to control (EA with shallow punc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4433706/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26064169 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/670963 |
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author | Da, Nili Wang, Xinjun Liu, Hairong Xu, Xiuzhu Jin, Xun Chen, Chaoming Zhu, Dan Bai, Jiejing Zhang, Xiaoqing Zou, Yangyang Hu, Guangyong Zhang, Jianbin |
author_facet | Da, Nili Wang, Xinjun Liu, Hairong Xu, Xiuzhu Jin, Xun Chen, Chaoming Zhu, Dan Bai, Jiejing Zhang, Xiaoqing Zou, Yangyang Hu, Guangyong Zhang, Jianbin |
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description | Background. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been reported to treat functional constipation (FC). The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of EA with different needle insertion method for FC. Methods. Sixty-seven participants were randomly assigned to control (EA with shallow puncture) and EA (with deep puncture) groups. Every patient received 5 treatments per week in the first two weeks, then 3 treatments per week during the following six weeks. Complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBM), spontaneous bowel movements (SBM), Bristol stool scores (BSS), and Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life (PAC-QOL) were assessed. Results. Both shallow and deep EA significantly increased CSBM frequency compared to the baseline. CSBM was increased from 0.50 ± 0.59/wk to 2.00 ± 1.67/wk with deep EA and from 0.48 ± 0.59/wk to 1.33 ± 1.09/wk with shallow EA (P < 0.05, resp.). Similar finding was noted in SBM. Deep EA was more potent than shallow EA (P < 0.05) during the treatment period. No difference was found on BSS and PAC-QOL between two groups. Conclusion. It is effective and safe with EA to treat FC. Studies with large sample size and long-term observation are needed for further investigation. |
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spelling | pubmed-44337062015-06-10 The Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture for Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial Da, Nili Wang, Xinjun Liu, Hairong Xu, Xiuzhu Jin, Xun Chen, Chaoming Zhu, Dan Bai, Jiejing Zhang, Xiaoqing Zou, Yangyang Hu, Guangyong Zhang, Jianbin Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article Background. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been reported to treat functional constipation (FC). The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of EA with different needle insertion method for FC. Methods. Sixty-seven participants were randomly assigned to control (EA with shallow puncture) and EA (with deep puncture) groups. Every patient received 5 treatments per week in the first two weeks, then 3 treatments per week during the following six weeks. Complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBM), spontaneous bowel movements (SBM), Bristol stool scores (BSS), and Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life (PAC-QOL) were assessed. Results. Both shallow and deep EA significantly increased CSBM frequency compared to the baseline. CSBM was increased from 0.50 ± 0.59/wk to 2.00 ± 1.67/wk with deep EA and from 0.48 ± 0.59/wk to 1.33 ± 1.09/wk with shallow EA (P < 0.05, resp.). Similar finding was noted in SBM. Deep EA was more potent than shallow EA (P < 0.05) during the treatment period. No difference was found on BSS and PAC-QOL between two groups. Conclusion. It is effective and safe with EA to treat FC. Studies with large sample size and long-term observation are needed for further investigation. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-05-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4433706/ /pubmed/26064169 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/670963 Text en Copyright © 2015 Nili Da et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Da, Nili Wang, Xinjun Liu, Hairong Xu, Xiuzhu Jin, Xun Chen, Chaoming Zhu, Dan Bai, Jiejing Zhang, Xiaoqing Zou, Yangyang Hu, Guangyong Zhang, Jianbin The Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture for Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial |
title | The Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture for Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial |
title_full | The Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture for Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial |
title_fullStr | The Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture for Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture for Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial |
title_short | The Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture for Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial |
title_sort | effectiveness of electroacupuncture for functional constipation: a randomized, controlled, clinical trial |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4433706/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26064169 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/670963 |
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