Abstract
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture treatment for depressive symptom in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D).
Methods: A total of 70 patients with IBS-D accompanied by depressive symptom were randomized into a control group and an observation group, with 35 cases in each group. The control group was treated with oral intake of pinaverium bromide tablets, and the observation group was treated with regulating liver and spleen acupuncture treatment. The two groups were treated for 4 weeks. The scores of IBS symptom severity scale (IBS-SSS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were assessed before and after treatment.
Results: After treatment, there were statistical significant differences in the scores of abdominal pain degree, abdominal pain frequency and defecation satisfaction level and the total score between the two groups (all P<0.05). The SDS score of the observation group was obviously decreased, and the improvement was significantly superior to that in the control group (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Acupuncture treatment can significantly improve gastrointestinal symptom and depressive symptom in patients with IBS-D.
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目的: 观察针刺治疗腹泻型肠易激综合征抑郁症状的临床疗效。
方法: 将70例腹泻型肠易激综合征伴抑 郁症状的患者随机分为对照组和观察组, 每组35例。对照组给予匹维溴铵片口服, 观察组给予调肝脾针刺治疗。两组均治疗4周。治疗前及治疗后评定肠易激综合征症状严重程度量表(IBS-SSS)及抑郁自评量表(SDS)。
结果: 治 疗后, 两组腹痛程度、腹痛频率、排便满意度的评分及总分的差异均有统计学意义(均P＜0.05); 观察组的SDS评分 明显降低, 且改善程度明显优于对照组(P＜0.05)。
结论: 针刺能显著改善腹泻型肠易激综合征患者的胃肠道症状 及抑郁症状。
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Meng, Gj. Acupuncture treatment for depressive symptom in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized controlled study. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 17, 422–426 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-019-1138-3
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