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Acupuncture for postprandial distress syndrome (APDS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Jing-Wen Yang, Li-Wen Zhang, Guang-Xia Shi, Yi Du, Jun Wang, Jing-Jie Zhao, Yan Cao, Jian-Feng Tu, Shuai Zhang, Cheng Tan and 2 more

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Trial report in Trials, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jing-Wen YangDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, No. 23 Meishuguanhou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, China.
Li-Wen ZhangDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, No. 23 Meishuguanhou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, China.
Guang-Xia ShiDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, No. 23 Meishuguanhou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, China.
Yi DuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jun WangAcupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Jing-Jie ZhaoDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yan CaoDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, No. 23 Meishuguanhou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, China.
Jian-Feng TuDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, No. 23 Meishuguanhou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, China.
Shuai ZhangDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, No. 23 Meishuguanhou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, China.
Cheng TanAcupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
San-San ChenAcupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Cun-Zhi LiuDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, No. 23 Meishuguanhou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, China. lcz623780@126.com.
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNCapital Medical University · CNBeijing Friendship Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPostprandial distress syndrome (PDS) is referred to as meal-related functional dyspepsia (FD) and causes a reduced quality of life (QoL) for patients. Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have suggested that acupuncture is an effective treatment for FD, but few studies were particularly for PDS. This pilot study was designed to determine the feasibility and efficacy of acupuncture in patients with PDS characterized by postprandial fullness and early satiation according to the Rome III criteria.

methodsThis is a multi-center, two-arm, blinded (participants), pilot RCT. Forty-two participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to the verum acupuncture group or minimal acupuncture group in a 1:1 ratio. Both treatments consist of 12 sessions of 20 min duration over four weeks (three sessions per week). The primary outcome measurement is the proportion of persons who improve as assessed using the global outcome by the overall treatment effect (OTE) at end-of-treatment (EOT) (four weeks after randomization). Global assessment at weeks 8 and 16 after randomization is one of the secondary outcomes. The other secondary outcomes including symptoms, disease-specific QoL, and depression and anxiety will be assessed at weeks 4, 8, and 16 after randomization. DISCUSSION: This pilot study will help determine the feasibility and efficacy of acupuncture in patients with PDS.

trial registrationISRCTN Registry, ISRCTN18135146 . Registered on 7 July 2016.

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Acupuncture TherapyPostprandial PeriodAdolescentAdultAgedChinaClinical ProtocolsDyspepsiaFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsQuality of LifeRecovery of FunctionAcupunctureFunctional dyspepsiaMinimal acupuncturePostprandial distress syndromeRandomized controlled trial

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PMID29132415
PMCPMC5683366
OpenAlexW2768761235

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