title: [Acute infantile diarrhea treated with infantile Tuina: a multicentre randomized controlled trial].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To generalize the application of Tuina in treating infantile diseases and evaluate the validity and safety of Tuina.
  
  
  METHODS
  By a multicentre randomized controlled study, 240 patients were randomly divided into an observation group (n = 180) and a control group (n = 60). The observation group was treated by tonifying Pijing and clarifying Dachangjing, and Tuina on Lanmen, Qi, Fu Shangqijiegu, Guiwei and Zusanli (ST 36), etc. Banmen and Sanguan were used as the supplementary point according to the syndrome differentiation. The control group was treated by oral administration of Smecta. After 5 day treatments, Chinese syndrome score and the clinical effect were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After the third and fifth treatment, the Chinese syndrome score of both groups descended obviously. The decline of the observation group was superior to that of the control group (all P < 0.01). The cured rate of 75.6% (136/180) in the observation group was better than 21.7% (13/60) in the control group (P < 0.001). The clinical cured rate of 95.0% (171/180) according to Chinese syndrome score in the observation group was better than 58.3% (35/60) in the control group (P < 0.001). There was no adverse reaction in both groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Infantile Tuina has a better therapeutic effect in the treatment of acute infantile diarrhea than oral administration of Smecta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Guiyang College of CM, Guiyang 550003, Guizhou Province, China. pengyu1022@126.com
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leng
authors.forename: Zhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Di-Hua
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi-Fei
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Hui-Yao
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome