title: Acupuncture for dyspepsia in pregnancy: a prospective, randomised, controlled study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was undertaken to describe under real-life conditions the effects of acupuncture on symptomatic dyspepsia during pregnancy and to compare this with a group of patients undergoing conventional treatment alone.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 42 conventionally treated pregnant women were allocated by chance into two groups to be treated, or not, by acupuncture. They reported the severity of symptoms and the disability these were causing in daily aspects of life such as sleeping and eating, using a numerical rating scale. The study also observed the use of medications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six women dropped out (one in the acupuncture group and five in the control group). Significant improvements in symptoms were found in the study group. This group also used less medication and had a greater improvement in their disabilities when compared with the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests that acupuncture may alleviate dyspepsia during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Rio Preto Medical College, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil. jbgsilva@hotmail.com
authors.forename: João Bosco Guerreiro
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Mary Uchiyama
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.forename: Luiz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kulay
authors.forename: Rassen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saidah
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012107:Research Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult