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Clinical study on acupuncture plus medication for chronic atrophic gastritis due to spleen-stomach deficiency

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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.

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  1. Jinyang Community Health Service Center of Pudong New District, Shanghai, 200136, China

    Rong Zhang

  2. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China

    Yao-chi Wu & Yi-jun Sun

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Zhang, R., Wu, Yc. & Sun, Yj. Clinical study on acupuncture plus medication for chronic atrophic gastritis due to spleen-stomach deficiency. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 12, 211–215 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-014-0775-9

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