ArticleJournal of traditional and complementary medicine2024
Effects of stimulating single acupoint and combination acupoints on diabetic gastroparesis: A randomised controlled trial study.
Article in Journal of traditional and complementary medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02452489 (Scheme Optimization of Acupoints Compatibility and Influence Factors of the Effect), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Scheme Optimization of Acupoints Compatibility and Influence Factors of the Effect
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- Alternative Therapeutic Approaches in the Management of Gastroparesis: A Systematic Review.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mapping Global Research Landscapes of Acupuncture for Diabetes Mellitus: A 20-Year Bibliometric Study (2004-2024).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Electroacupuncture modulates the gut-brain axis via the PI3K/Akt pathway to improve feeding behavior, body weight, glucolipid metabolism, and reduce insulin resistance in T2DM rats.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Article
- Continuous auricular acupuncture and daytime intermittent electroacupuncture as a complementary therapeutic improve glycemic variability and stability under Continuous Glycemic Monitoring System in hospitalized diabetic patients.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background and aim: The most effective among the acupoints remains to be determined for treating diabetic gastroparesis (DGP). This study aimed to compare single and combination acupoints for their effectiveness in DGP. Experimental procedure: A prospective, patient-assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial was designed to compare the efficacy of 8-week acupuncture at a single acupoint (Zhongwan, CV-12), combination acupoints (Zhongwan, CV-12 and Zusanli, ST-36), and a sham-acupoint, in 99 adults with DGP. The primary clinical outcome was measured using the Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index (GCSI), while barium meal examination, fasting plasma glucose, the 2-h plasma glucose, short-form health survey (SF-36), and GCSI subscales were performed for evaluating secondary clinical outcomes. These results were analysed by two factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) test, Chi-Square, Fisher Exact, Kruskal-Wallis tests and Tukey's Honest Significant Difference (HSD) test. Results: After randomization, 97 patients completed the study. GCSI scores of all groups decreased during both post-treatment and the follow-up period, they were statistically significant compared to the baseline period ( Conclusions: Among patients with DGP, the combination acupoints were more beneficial compared with single and sham acupoints. Trial registration number: NCT02452489.
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