title: [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].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  RESULTS
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors.affiliation: The Third Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of TCM, Zhengzhou 450008, China. wanghualan1956@tom.com
authors.forename: Hua-Lan
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shi-Qing
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Pu-Lin
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiang-Ju
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Xiao-Hui
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Shu-Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guo-Ping
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jian-Hui
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D019413:Qi; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000628:therapy*