Study ID | n (T/C) | Age (T/C, years) | Acupuncture intervention | Acupoints | Control interventionc | Outcomes | Drop-out | Follow up |
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Wang 2008 [24] | 19 (9/10) | 57.7 ± 7.4/57.1 ± 9.9 | EA, 2 sessions per week, 2 weeks | ST36, LI4 | Sham-EA, 2 sessions per week, 2 weeks | Dyspeptic symptoms, gastric emptying | Yes | Two weeks |
Ge 2010 [20] | 60 (30/30) | 40-61/42-60 | Acupuncture, 5 sessions per week, 4Â weeks | CV12, ST36, PC6 | Domperidone, 10Â mg, bid, 4Â weeks | Response rate | No discription | No discription |
Shen 2010 [23] | 60 (30/30) | 52 ± 10.5/50 ± 10.2 | Acupuncture and acupoint applicationd, 6 sessions per week, 4 week | PC6, CV12, CV6, ST36, SP6 | Domperidone, 10 mg, tid, 4 weeks | Response rate | No discription | No discription |
Wang 2010 [27] | 70 (35/35) | 37-84/40-85 | Chiropractics and acupuncture, 1 sessions per day, one month | BL20, BL21, BL18, BL23, PC6, ST36, SP6, CV12 | Mosapride, 5Â mg, tid, one month | Dyspeptic symptoms, response rate | No discription | No discription |
Zeng 2008 [28] | 60 (30/30) | 52 ± 12/51 ± 15 | Acupuncture, one sessions per day, 4 weeks | CV12, ST36, PC6, SP6 | Domperidone, 10 mg, tid, 4 weeks | Dyspeptic symptoms, response rate | Yesb | No discription |
Zhang 2007 [29] | 72 (36/36) | 47.26 ± 5.13/48.31 ± 6.57 | Acupuncture, two sessions per day, thirty days | BL21, CV12, BL20, LR13, BL23, BL18, LR14, GB25, ST25, ST36 | Domperidone, 10 mg, tid, thirty-four days | Dyspeptic symptoms, response rate | No discription | No discription |
Zheng 2010 [30] | 80 (40/40) | 44.7 ± 8.9/43.9 ± 9.1 | Warm acupuncture, 5 sessions per week, 4 weeks | CV12, ST36, PC6 | Domperidone, 10 mg, tid, 4 weeks | Response rate, gastric emptying | No discription | No discription |
Han 2001 [21] | 120 (60/60) | 52.12 ± 2.61/51.65 ± 2.53 | EA, 1 sessions per day, 2 weeks; | ST36, ST25, PC6, ST39, CV12 | Domperidone, 10 mg, tid, 2 weeks | Dyspeptic symptoms, response rate | No discription | No discription |
Li 2006 [22] | 60 (30/30) | 40-69/42-70 | Acupuncture, one sessions per day, fifteen days | ST36, CV12, ST25, BL21, BL20, LR3, BL23, PC6 | Cisapride, 10Â mg, tid, fifteen days | Dyspeptic symptoms, response rate | Yesb | No discription |
Wang 2007 [26] | 63 (31/32) | 57.67 ± 6.55 58.03 ± 7.99 | Acupuncture, one sessions per day, thirty days | BL21, CV12, BL20, LR13, BL23, BL18, LR14, GB25, ST25, ST36 | Mosapride, 5 mg, tid, thirty days | Dyspeptic symptoms, response rate, gastric emptying | Yesb | No discription |
Wang 2009a[25] | 70 (35/35) | 26-65/28-69 | Acupuncture, one sessions per day, thirty days | CV17, CV13, CV12, CV4, CV10, CV8, CV 6 | Cisapride, 10Â mg, tid, thirty days | Gastric emptying | No discription | No discription |
Chen 2008 [19] | 60 (30/30) | 57.67 ± 2.04/59.77 ± 2.21 | EA, 5 sessions per week, three weeks | CV12, ST36, ST25, ST21, ST37 | Mosapride, 5 mg, tid, three weeks | Dyspeptic symptoms, response rate, gastric emptying | Yesb | No discription |
Zhao 2011 [31] | 60 (30/30) | 54.77 ± 12.26/54.80 ± 9.42 | EA, 5 sessions per week, two weeks | ST36, CV12, ST25, ST21, ST37 | Mosapride, 5 mg, tid, two weeks | Dyspeptic symptoms, response rate, gastric emptying | Yesb | No discription |
Chen 2005 [32] | 60 (30/30) | 58.83 ± 11.80/61.13 ± 9.01 | EA, 5 sessions per week, two weeks | CV12, ST21, ST25, BL21, ST36 | Mosapride, 5 mg, tid, two weeks | Dyspeptic symptoms, response rate, gastric emptying | Yesb | No discription |