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- The study focused on the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at the Zhigou point (TE 6) on constipation caused by qi stagnation or deficiency.
- Patients were randomly divided into two groups: one receiving EA at the acupoint and the other receiving EA at a non-acupoint for 4 weeks.
- Results showed that the EA treatment significantly improved constipation symptoms and colon transit time, with a 94.4% effectiveness compared to 61.3% in the control group, indicating EA at Zhigou is a safe and effective treatment for constipation.
Article Abstract
Objective: To assess the therapeutic effect and safety of electroacupuncture (EA) at Zhigou (TE 6) on constipation induced by stagnation or deficiency of qi.
Methods: Multi-central randomized controlled trials were adopted and the patients conforming to the criteria for diagnosis, enrolling and excluding were divided into an observation group and a control group according to random number table. The observation group were treated with EA at Zhigou (TE 6) and the control group with EA at non-acupoint for 4 weeks. The cumulative score of clinical symptoms, colon transmission test and various safety indexes were assessed. The following-up was carried out 1 and 3 months after the end of treatment.
Results: EA at Zhigou (TE 6) could obviously improve clinical symptoms and colon transmission time, decrease using rate of Kaisailu and cathartics, with an effective rate of 94.4%, which was better than 61.3% in the control group (P < 0.0001).
Conclusion: EA at Zhigou (TE 6) has a function of regulating qi and relaxing the bowels and it is an effective method for treatment of constipation with safety and no adverse effect.
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