Acupuncture is effective in the treatment of postprandial distress syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traditional Chinese medicine advocates the use of acupuncture for the treatment of postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) in people with Functional dyspepsia, but large clinical trials of acupuncture have produced controversial results. This study aims to confirm the clinical significance of acupuncture in the treatment of PDS .

Methods

This study only randomized controlled trials were included from the following databases: CNKI, Medline, Cochrane Central, Web of Science, and Clinical Trial. The risk of bias in the included studies was assessed using Revman 5.4.1 (Revman 2020), and all 12 included studies were considered to have a low risk of bias. This study used Stata 16.1 for data analysis, including sensitivity analysis and publication bias test. The quality of

SUBMITTER: Xiao G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10289664 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature