Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture at Tianshu (ST25) for Functional Constipation: Evidence from 10 Randomized Controlled Trials

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : ECAM
Pengfan LiChunxiang Fan

Abstract

To evaluate the evidence for the efficacy and safety of acupuncture at Tianshu (ST25) for functional constipation (FC). We systematically searched seven databases to identify randomized controlled trials of acupuncture at ST25 alone or in combination with conventional therapy in the treatment of FC. Risk ratios (RRs) and mean differences (MDs) were calculated using RevMan 5.3 with 95% confidence interval (CI). The study included ten trials with 1568 participants. Meta-analysis showed that the Cleveland Constipation Score (CCS) for deep needling was significantly lower than that for lactulose (deep needling with low-frequency dilatational wave: MD -0.58, 95% CI -0.94 to -0.22; deep needling with sparse wave: MD -3.67, 95% CI -6.40 to -0.94; deep needling with high-frequency dilatational wave: MD -3.42, 95% CI -5.03 to -1.81). Furthermore, CCS for shallow needling with high-frequency dilatational wave was lower than that for lactulose (MD -1.77, 95% CI -3.40 to -0.14). In addition, when deep needling was combined with high-frequency dilatational wave, the weekly frequency of spontaneous defecation (FSD) was significantly higher than that for lactulose (MD 1.57, 95% CI 0.93 to 2.21). Colonic Transit Time (CTT) scores were signific...Continue Reading

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