Acupuncture and regulation of gastrointestinal function

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2015; 21(27): 8304-8313
Published online Jul 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i27.8304

Table 3 Clinical trials associated with acupuncture and gastrointestinal Regulation

Trial design	Subjects	Method	Acupoints	Result	Ref.
Randomized controlled trial	Healthy persons administered with mosapride citrate	Manual acupuncture	LI-4 and PC-6	GI motility ↓	[32]
Non-randomized controlled trial	Healthy persons administered with loperamide	Manual acupuncture	LI-4 and PC-6	GI motility ↑	[33]
Non-randomized controlled trial	Healthy persons	Manual acupuncture	LI-4 and PC-6	Intestinal motility -	[34]
Randomized controlled trial	Healthy volunteers	Manual acupuncture	ST-36	GI motility ↑	[21]
Randomized controlled trial	Healthy volunteers	Manual acupuncture	ST-36 and PC-6	Normogastria↓	[31]
Randomized controlled trial	Healthy volunteers	Manual acupuncture	ST-36 and PC-6	Bradygastria ↑	[31]

↑, increase; ↓, decrease; -: No effect. GI: Gastrointestinal; RCT: Randomized controlled trial; LI-4: Hegu; PC-6: Neiguan; ST-36: Zusanli.

Citation: Li H, He T, Xu Q, Li Z, Liu Y, Li F, Yang BF, Liu CZ. Acupuncture and regulation of gastrointestinal function. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(27): 8304-8313
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i27/8304.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i27.8304