Acupuncture for postprandial distress syndrome (APDS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) is referred to as meal-related functional dyspepsia (FD) and causes a reduced quality of life (QoL) for patients. Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have suggested that acupuncture is an effective treatment for FD, but few studies were particularly for PDS. This pilot study was designed to determine the feasibility and efficacy of acupuncture in patients with PDS characterized by postprandial fullness and early satiation according to the Rome III criteria.

Methods

This is a multi-center, two-arm, blinded (participants), pilot RCT. Forty-two participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to the verum acupuncture group or minimal acupuncture group in a 1:1 ratio. Both treatments consist of 12 sess

SUBMITTER: Yang JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5683366 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature