Clinical Study on Acupuncture plus Medication for Chronic Atrophic Gastritis Due to Spleen-stomach Deficiency
10.1007/s11726-014-0775-9
- Author:
Rong ZHANG
;
Yaochi WU
;
Yijun SUN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture Medication Combined;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Gastritis,Atrophic;
Spleen-stomach Weakness;
Epigastric Pain
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2014;(4):211-215
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of combining acupuncture and medication in treating chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) due to spleen-stomach deficiency.
Methods: Totally 176 patients with CAG were randomized into two groups by the random number table. The 91 subjects in the treatment group were intervened by acupuncture and oral Chinese patent medication; the other 85 subjects were by oral Chinese patent medication alone. The clinical efficacies were compared at the end of intervention.
Results: After a treatment course, the total effective rate was 87.9% in the treatment group versus 75.3% in the control group; according to the gastroscopy and pathological biopsy examinations, the total effective rate was 85.7% in the treatment group versus 74.1% in the control group. There were significant differences in comparing the clinical efficacy, gastroscopy and pathological examinations between the two groups (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Combining acupuncture and medication can produce a better therapeutic efficacy than medication alone in treating CAG due to spleen-stomach deficiency.
