Ameliorating Effect of Transcutaneous Electroacupuncture on Impaired Gastric Accommodation in Patients with Postprandial Distress Syndrome-Predominant Functional Dyspepsia: A Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Yin, Jieyun
Zhang, Nina
Xu, Feng
Tan, Y.
Huang, Zhihui
Xu, Yuemei
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) have both reduced gastric accommodation and impaired gastric motility that are difficult to treat.
The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic potential of transcutaneous electroacupuncture (TEA) for both of these disorders in FD patients.
Acute experiments were performed in FD patients to study the effect of TEA and sham-TEA on gastric accommodation assessed by a nutrient drink test and gastric motility assessed by the measurement of the electrogastrogram (EGG).
TEA or sham-TEA was performed via cutaneous electrodes at acupoints ST36 and PC6 or sham-points nonacupoints.
It was found that (1) gastric accommodation (maximum tolerable volume) was reduced in FD patients compared with the controls P < 0.03 .
TEA improved gastric accommodation in FD patients P < 0.02 .
(2) Acute TEA significantly increased the percentage and power of normal gastric slow waves in the fed state assessed in the FD patients by the EGG in comparison with sham-TEA.
(3) TEA increased vagal activity assessed by the spectral analysis of the heart rate variability in the fed state in FD patients.
It was concluded that needleless method of transcutaneous electroacupuncture may have a therapeutic potential for treating both impaired gastric accommodation and impaired gastric motility in patients with FD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xu, Feng& Tan, Y.& Huang, Zhihui& Zhang, Nina& Xu, Yuemei& Yin, Jieyun. 2015. Ameliorating Effect of Transcutaneous Electroacupuncture on Impaired Gastric Accommodation in Patients with Postprandial Distress Syndrome-Predominant Functional Dyspepsia: A Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061199
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xu, Feng…[et al.]. Ameliorating Effect of Transcutaneous Electroacupuncture on Impaired Gastric Accommodation in Patients with Postprandial Distress Syndrome-Predominant Functional Dyspepsia: A Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061199
American Medical Association (AMA)
Xu, Feng& Tan, Y.& Huang, Zhihui& Zhang, Nina& Xu, Yuemei& Yin, Jieyun. Ameliorating Effect of Transcutaneous Electroacupuncture on Impaired Gastric Accommodation in Patients with Postprandial Distress Syndrome-Predominant Functional Dyspepsia: A Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061199
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061199