Multi-central randomized controlled investigation on the massage for supplementing qi and removing obstruction in the Governor Vessel for treatment of infantile diarrhea due to spleen deficiency / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
; (12): 813-816, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To make multi-central clinical evaluation of the massage for supplementing qi and removing obstruction in the Governor Vessel for treatment of infantile diarrhea due to spleen deficiency.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>By using multi-central, randomized and controlled method, 275 cases were randomly divided into an observation group (n = 137) and a control group (n = 138). The observation group were treated by the massage for supplementing qi and removing obstruction in the Governor Vessel, and the control group by routine massage therapy in Tuina Science, a teaching material for college and school of TCM. After treatment for 7 days, their therapeutic effects were compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The cured rate was 83.2% in the observation group and 69.6% in the control group with a signifi cant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05), the former being better than the latter. The mean cured time was (3.22 +/- 1.04) days in the observation group and (4.20 +/- 1.11) days in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05), the former being shorter than the latter.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The massage for supplementing qi and removing obstruction in the Governor Vessel has a definite therapeutic effect on infantile diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, with rapid effect.</p>
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Database:
WPRIM
Main subject:
Splenic Diseases
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Therapeutics
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Qi
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Diarrhea, Infantile
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Massage
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article