title: [Observation on the therapeutic effect of needling method for harmonizing spleen-stomach on diabetic gastroparesis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the therapeutic effects of acupuncture and Motilium on diabetic gastroparesis (DGP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-two cases of DGP were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group were treated with needling method for harmonizing spleen-stomach as main, with Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Xuehai (SP 10), Diji (SP 8), and others selected, twice each day, 10 days constituting one course, with an in terval of 2 days; the control group were treated with oral administration of Motilium 10 mg, 3 times each day, 30 min before meals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate of 91.7% in the treatment group was better than 77.8% in the control group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic effect of the needling method for harmonizing spleen-stomach on diabetic gastroparesis is better than that of Motilium.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Hospital of TCM, Tianjin 300140, China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhan-Fen
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chun-Mei
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shi-Zhuo
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Zhi-Long
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D018589:Gastroparesis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000503:physiopathology; D013270:Stomach / Q000503:physiopathology