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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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Autores principales: 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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Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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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
author_sort Da, Nili
collection PubMed
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.
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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
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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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