Zhejiang Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
June 2003
Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of gastrointestinal pacemaker in treatment of gastric dynamic disorders.
Methods: Sixty patients with more than two symptoms as postprandial fullness, epigastric pain,epigastric fullness, belch, nausea, hypercoria,anorexia,vomiting and at least for twelve weeks were divided into three groups randomly. Thirty patients were treated with gastrointestinal pacemaker for ten days(pace maker group); fifteen patients were treated with gastrointestinal placebo machine for ten days (control group); fifteen patients received treatment with cisapride 5 mg three times daily, thirty minutes before meal (cisapride group) for ten days.