title: [Multicentral randomized controlled trials of acupuncture at Zhongwan (CV 12) for treatment of peptic ulcer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture at Zhongwan (CV 12) for treatment of peptic ulcer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and seventy-six cases enrolled were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a control group, 138 cases in the acupuncture group were treated with deep needling at Zhongwan (CV 12) with a long needle, and 138 cases in the control group were treated with climetidine. The therapeutic effects were evaluated by clinical symptoms and gastroscopy. They were investigated for 6 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The acupuncture group was better than the control group in rapid alleviation of stomachache and improvement of appetite (P < 0.05). The total effective rate was 90.6% in the acupuncture group and 88.4% in the control group with no significant difference (P > 0.05). The symptoms improved significantly in the two groups (P < 0.01), but with no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the therapeutic effect of gastroscopy (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture at Zhongwan (CV 12) has a reliable therapeutic effect on peptic ulcer.
authors: Department of Acupuncture, First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin, TCM University, Tianjin 300193, China.
authors: Hong-Yue
authors: HY
authors: Niu
authors: Ming
authors: M
authors: Yang
authors: Bao-Quan
authors: BQ
authors: Qiang
authors: Qing-Jie
authors: QJ
authors: Guo
authors: Zhao-Gang
authors: ZG
authors: Yang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*