Electroacupuncture for patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome or functional diarrhea: A randomized controlled trial

Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) and functional diarrhea (FD) are highly prevalent, and the effectiveness of acupuncture for managing IBS-D and FD is still unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of electroacupuncture with loperamide. It was a prospective...

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Autores principales: Zheng, Hui, Li, Ying, Zhang, Wei, Zeng, Fang, Zhou, Si-Yuan, Zheng, Hua-Bin, Zhu, Wen-Zeng, Jing, Xiang-Hong, Rong, Pei-Jing, Tang, Chun-Zhi, Wang, Fu-Chun, Liu, Zhi-Bin, Wang, Shi-Jun, Zhou, Mei-Qi, Liu, Zhi-Shun, Zhu, Bing
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Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4998466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27310980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000003884
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author Zheng, Hui
Li, Ying
Zhang, Wei
Zeng, Fang
Zhou, Si-Yuan
Zheng, Hua-Bin
Zhu, Wen-Zeng
Jing, Xiang-Hong
Rong, Pei-Jing
Tang, Chun-Zhi
Wang, Fu-Chun
Liu, Zhi-Bin
Wang, Shi-Jun
Zhou, Mei-Qi
Liu, Zhi-Shun
Zhu, Bing
author_facet Zheng, Hui
Li, Ying
Zhang, Wei
Zeng, Fang
Zhou, Si-Yuan
Zheng, Hua-Bin
Zhu, Wen-Zeng
Jing, Xiang-Hong
Rong, Pei-Jing
Tang, Chun-Zhi
Wang, Fu-Chun
Liu, Zhi-Bin
Wang, Shi-Jun
Zhou, Mei-Qi
Liu, Zhi-Shun
Zhu, Bing
author_sort Zheng, Hui
collection PubMed
description Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) and functional diarrhea (FD) are highly prevalent, and the effectiveness of acupuncture for managing IBS-D and FD is still unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of electroacupuncture with loperamide. It was a prospective, randomized, parallel group controlled trial. A total of 448 participants were randomly assigned to He electroacupuncture group (n = 113), Shu-Mu electroacupuncture group (n = 111), He-Shu-Mu electroacupuncture group (n = 112), or loperamide group (n = 112). Participants in the 3 acupuncture groups received 16 sessions of electroacupuncture during a 4-week treatment phase, whereas participants in the loperamide group received oral loperamide 2 mg thrice daily. The primary outcome was the change from baseline in stool frequency at the end of the 4-weeks treatment. The secondary outcomes were the Bristol scale, the MOS 36-item short form health survey (SF-36), the weekly average number of days with normal defecations and the proportion of adverse events. Stool frequency was significantly reduced at the end of the 4-week treatment in the 4 groups (mean change from baseline, 5.35 times/week). No significant difference was found between the 3 electroacupuncture groups and the loperamide group in the primary outcome (He vs. loperamide group [mean difference 0.6, 95% CI, –1.2 to 2.4]; Shu-Mu vs. loperamide group [0.4, 95% CI, –1.4 to 2.3]; He-Shu-Mu vs. loperamide group [0.0, 95% CI, –1.8 to 1.8]). Both electroacupuncture and loperamide significantly improved the mean score of Bristol scale and increased the weekly average number of days with normal defecations and the mean scores of SF-36; they were equivalent in these outcomes. However, the participants in electroacupuncture groups did not report fewer adverse events than those in the loperamide group. Similar results were found in a subgroup analysis of separating patients with IBS-D and FD patients. Electroacupuncture is equivalent to loperamide for reducing stool frequency in IBS-D and FD patients. Further studies on cost effectiveness of acupuncture are warranted.
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spelling pubmed-49984662016-09-02 Electroacupuncture for patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome or functional diarrhea: A randomized controlled trial Zheng, Hui Li, Ying Zhang, Wei Zeng, Fang Zhou, Si-Yuan Zheng, Hua-Bin Zhu, Wen-Zeng Jing, Xiang-Hong Rong, Pei-Jing Tang, Chun-Zhi Wang, Fu-Chun Liu, Zhi-Bin Wang, Shi-Jun Zhou, Mei-Qi Liu, Zhi-Shun Zhu, Bing Medicine (Baltimore) 3800 Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) and functional diarrhea (FD) are highly prevalent, and the effectiveness of acupuncture for managing IBS-D and FD is still unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of electroacupuncture with loperamide. It was a prospective, randomized, parallel group controlled trial. A total of 448 participants were randomly assigned to He electroacupuncture group (n = 113), Shu-Mu electroacupuncture group (n = 111), He-Shu-Mu electroacupuncture group (n = 112), or loperamide group (n = 112). Participants in the 3 acupuncture groups received 16 sessions of electroacupuncture during a 4-week treatment phase, whereas participants in the loperamide group received oral loperamide 2 mg thrice daily. The primary outcome was the change from baseline in stool frequency at the end of the 4-weeks treatment. The secondary outcomes were the Bristol scale, the MOS 36-item short form health survey (SF-36), the weekly average number of days with normal defecations and the proportion of adverse events. Stool frequency was significantly reduced at the end of the 4-week treatment in the 4 groups (mean change from baseline, 5.35 times/week). No significant difference was found between the 3 electroacupuncture groups and the loperamide group in the primary outcome (He vs. loperamide group [mean difference 0.6, 95% CI, –1.2 to 2.4]; Shu-Mu vs. loperamide group [0.4, 95% CI, –1.4 to 2.3]; He-Shu-Mu vs. loperamide group [0.0, 95% CI, –1.8 to 1.8]). Both electroacupuncture and loperamide significantly improved the mean score of Bristol scale and increased the weekly average number of days with normal defecations and the mean scores of SF-36; they were equivalent in these outcomes. However, the participants in electroacupuncture groups did not report fewer adverse events than those in the loperamide group. Similar results were found in a subgroup analysis of separating patients with IBS-D and FD patients. Electroacupuncture is equivalent to loperamide for reducing stool frequency in IBS-D and FD patients. Further studies on cost effectiveness of acupuncture are warranted. Wolters Kluwer Health 2016-06-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4998466/ /pubmed/27310980 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000003884 Text en Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0 This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives License 4.0, which allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to the author. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0
spellingShingle 3800
Zheng, Hui
Li, Ying
Zhang, Wei
Zeng, Fang
Zhou, Si-Yuan
Zheng, Hua-Bin
Zhu, Wen-Zeng
Jing, Xiang-Hong
Rong, Pei-Jing
Tang, Chun-Zhi
Wang, Fu-Chun
Liu, Zhi-Bin
Wang, Shi-Jun
Zhou, Mei-Qi
Liu, Zhi-Shun
Zhu, Bing
Electroacupuncture for patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome or functional diarrhea: A randomized controlled trial
title Electroacupuncture for patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome or functional diarrhea: A randomized controlled trial
title_full Electroacupuncture for patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome or functional diarrhea: A randomized controlled trial
title_fullStr Electroacupuncture for patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome or functional diarrhea: A randomized controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed Electroacupuncture for patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome or functional diarrhea: A randomized controlled trial
title_short Electroacupuncture for patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome or functional diarrhea: A randomized controlled trial
title_sort electroacupuncture for patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome or functional diarrhea: a randomized controlled trial
topic 3800
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4998466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27310980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000003884
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