| Stimulation of gastric slow waves with manual acupuncture at acupuncture points ST36 and PC6 - A randomized single blind controlled trial. | |
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PMID: 22309404 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Background To investigate the effects of stimulated and non-stimulated manual acupuncture at ST36 and PC6 on gastric myoelectrical activity and autonomic function. Methods A total of 65 healthy volunteers were randomly assigned to a 1: 1: 2 ratio to receive either 15 min of verum acupuncture (VA) with stimulation followed by 15 min of VA without stimulation (nsVA), or 15 min of nsVA followed by 15 min of VA with stimulation (sVA), or 30 min of sham acupuncture (SA). Measures of autonomic function included electrogastrogram, electrocardiogram, impedance cardiography and assessment of blood pressure, breathing frequency, and electrodermal activity. Outcome parameters were compared between VA and SA, and between sVA and nsVA. The percentage of regular gastric slow waves (normogastria) was defined as the primary outcome. Key Results The percentage of normogastria was not significantly different between VA and SA. Differences in secondary outcomes such as power spectrum of gastric slow waves and heart rate variability parameters were pronounced in the comparison of sVA and nsVA. During sVA, the percentage of normogastria was lower (P = 0.005), the percentage of bradygastria was higher (P = 0.003) and power ratio was higher (P < 0.001), systolic blood pressure was lower (P = 0.039) and RMSSD was higher (P < 0.001) as compared with nsVA. Conclusions & Inferences Our study suggests that manual stimulation of acupuncture needles at ST36 and PC6 affects gastric myoelectrical as well as cardiac activities in healthy volunteers. The effect of stimulation in acupuncture deserves further investigation. |
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C M Witt; K Meissner; D Pach; C Thiele; R Lüdtke; Z Ghadiyali; H-C Deter; F Zimmermann-Viehoff |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-6 |
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Title: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society Volume: - ISSN: 1365-2982 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-7 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9432572 Medline TA: Neurogastroenterol Motil Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
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Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center Berlin, Germany Institute of Medical Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany Institute of General Practice, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany Karl and Veronica Carstens Foundation, Essen, Germany Department for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany. |
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