[PDF] Top 20 Effect of acupuncture and its influence on cerebral activity in functional dyspepsia patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

... Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common gastrointestinal disorder that is defined as persistent or recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort centered in the upper abdomen that occurs in the absence of any ... See full document

... the study of De Qi and the therapeutic effi- cacy of acupuncture a great ...analgesic effect of acu- puncture, Xiong et ...of acupuncture treatment in patients with primary ... See full document

... (TCM), acupuncture has been used frequently in the treatment of a wide range of health problems, espe- cially including sleep disturbance and mood disorder, in China and throughout the world [11, ...that ... See full document

... high-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have also demonstrated the efficacy of acu- puncture treating for FC [11 – ...recent study also identified that manual acupuncture at Tianshu ... See full document

... reported cerebral vascular diseases, accounting for about 70 % of strokes ...Scalp acupuncture (SA) is one of several specialized acupuncture techniques, and it involves a filiform needle being used ... See full document

... Functional dyspepsia (FD) is defined as the presence of early satiation, postprandial fullness, epigastric pain, or epigastric burning in the absence of an organic, sys- temic, or metabolic disease that ... See full document

... of acupuncture for the treatment of tinnitus [23], a total of nine RCTs were included and De Qi was considered in six of these ...important influence on the clinical out- ...might influence the ... See full document

... this trial is whether sham acupuncture should be ...this trial is to clarify whether acupuncture is effective or whether acupuncture helps relieving symptoms of patients with ... See full document

... Background: Functional constipation (FC) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) which has a major impact on the quality of ...life. Acupuncture is widely used as an alternative and ... See full document

... this study we chose to have multiple outcome measures (SEMG, strength of gluteus medius and quad- riceps, the Trendelenburg test score, the 6MWD and scores on the OHS, SF-36, TGUG and 5tSTS tests) to be certain we ... See full document

... present study is a single-center, prospective single- blinded, randomized controlled pilot trial to be carried out in three stages ...three acupuncture wards of Beijing Hospital of ... See full document

... of acupuncture-induced analgesia by detecting the cerebral responses elicited by ...state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI), researchers found that the patients with chronic pain ... See full document

... eligible patients who meet the Rome IV criteria for PDS will be randomly allocated to either the acupuncture group or the sham acupuncture ...treatment effect (OTE) and the elimination rate of ... See full document

... in patients with severe TBI. Patients who fail to fully recover conscious- ness may enter a disorder of consciousness (DOC) such as coma, a vegetative state, or a minimally conscious state ...as ... See full document

... of clinical experience. The acupuncturist will use a metronome to maintain the rhythm. Before applying the needling manipulations, the acupuncturist will repeat- edly practice the manipulations on an ATP-II acupunc- ture ... See full document

... To compare demographic or clinical characteristics a two- sample t-test (in case of continuous data) or Chi-square test (in case of binary data) will be used. If a significant difference is identified between the ... See full document

... to acupuncture treatment for FD. Changes in ghrelin level after acupuncture, therefore, may not completely explain how acupuncture might work for symptom improvement in patients with ...of ... See full document

... this trial, we have conducted a multicentre ran- domised trial to assess the effect of acupuncture for patients with ...the trial, 712 patients with FD were randomly ... See full document

... on acupuncture for insomnia following ...of acupuncture in reducing insomnia following ...sham acupuncture method without needle insertion to assess the specific effects of acu- puncture rather than ... See full document

... FD involves complex pathophysiologic mechanisms in- cluding visceral hypersensitivity, impaired gastric accom- modation, delayed gastric emptying, H. pylori infection, psychosocial disorders, and even an unhealthy ... See full document