The Comparative Study Of Applying Acupuncture With Warmed Needle And Electro-Acupuncture In The Treatment Of Chronic Superficial Gastritis

Objective:To compare the curative effects between the acupuncture with warmed needle and Electro-Acupuncture in the treatment of chronic superficial gastritis, differentiation of syndromes in TCM is hypofunction of the spleen and stomach so as to explore the clinical treatment approach that has acknowledge effect and is easy to use.Methods:According to the inclusion criteria,60 chronic superficial gastritis were selected and randomly divided into acupuncture with warmed needle group and Electro-Acupuncture group, with 30 cases in each group. The acupuncture with warmed needle group were treated with warming needle, while the Electro-Acupuncture group were treated by electropuncture. For both groups, the same acuponts were chosen and the treatment frequence was once every two days, continues course treatment of 15 times. Efficacy evaluation was conducted after 15 times'treatment according to the ((The gudie to clincial study of Chinese medicine and new drugs)) maded by Ministry of Health in 1995, and "The Diagnostic and Treatment Standards of Gastroscopy in Chronic Gastritis" cited in 2003. the TCM classification of chronic superficial gastritis. Observed the symptom of irregular pain in upper abdomen, epigastric distention, indigestion and loss of appetite, gastroscopy results before and after the treatment. Result:The acupuncture with warmed needle group had an a total effective rate of 93.4%, while the Electro-Acupuncture group were 80.0%, respectively.After the treatment, comparing the overall effects of the two groups by Ridit test, the difference was statistically significant(p<0.05), the symptoms in both groups improved, the warmed needle group had better effect than the Electro-Acupuncture group at irregular pain in upper abdomen and epigastric distention and indigestion and loss appetite, by analytical statistics,the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). The gastrescopy results after treatment in both group were better than before treatment (p<0.05). And the improvement seen resemble between the two groups (p>0.05, respectively). Conclusion:The symptoms in both groups improved, with the warmed needle group having a more significant improvement than the Electro-Acupuncture group (p<0.05, respectively). Inproving the symptom at irregular pain in upper abdomen and epigastric distention,indigestion and loss of appetite,the acupuncture with warmed needle was better than even electro-acupuncture (p<0.05, respectively).And it was corresponding the correspond reinforcein sufficiency and reduce excessiveness.