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Trial reportJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2026

Impact of body mass index on the efficacy of acupuncture treatment of postprandial distress syndrome: secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

L I Yuejie, Yang Guang, Liu Luping, Yang Jingwen, Liu Cunzhi

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

L I YuejieSchool of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina,Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Jinan250355,China.
Yang GuangInternational Acupuncture and Moxibustion Innovation Institute,School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing100029,China.
Liu LupingSchool of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina,Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Jinan250355,China.
Yang JingwenInternational Acupuncture and Moxibustion Innovation Institute,School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing100029,China.
Liu CunzhiInternational Acupuncture and Moxibustion Innovation Institute,School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing100029,China.

Funding

Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission-funded Project: a Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of "Lao Shi Zhen" Acupuncture for the Treatment of Postprandial Distress Syndrome Z161100000516007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the impact of body mass index (BMI) on the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating postprandial distress syndrome (PDS).

methodsData from 278 patients enrolled in a prior multicenter, randomized, sham-controlled trial were analyzed in this secondary study. Patients were classified into three groups according to baseline BMI: low, normal, and high. The primary outcome was the response rate after 4 weeks of treatment. The

resultsThe

conclusionThis subgroup analysis indicated that acupuncture improved PDS symptoms across different BMI categories. Acupuncture was suggested as a viable therapeutic option for patients with PDS, particularly those with a higher BMI.

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Acupuncture TherapyAdultAgedBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostprandial PeriodTreatment Outcomeacupuncturebody mass indexpostprandial distress syndromesecondary analysis

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PMID42015782
PMCPMC13077121

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