|
KMID : 0363420180320030119
|
|
Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2018 Volume.32 No. 3 p.119 ~ p.130
|
|
|
A PubMed Literature Study of Korean Medicine Treatment (Acupuncture) in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
|
|
Chang Seok-Joo
Kim Jang-Hyun
Min Sang-Yeon
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to review the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Methods: We reviewed 8 randomized controlled trials (RCT) of acupuncture treatment in IBS which were published from 2008 to 2018 in PubMed. The acupoints, methods of assessment, treatment, results and adverse events were analyzed.
Results: There were 8 RCT of acupuncture treatment in IBS. The most commonly used acupoints were 天樞 (ST25), and 上巨虛 (ST37). Frequently used assessments in IBS were Bristol scale, visual analogue scale, IBS-symptom severity score, quality of life, and symptom scale. 3 out of 8 studies, the acupuncture treatment group showed significant effectiveness than that of the control group.
Conclusions: All of the studies have not shown that the acupuncture treatment was effective in relieving IBS symptoms. More clinical studies are needed to prove the effectiveness of the acupuncture treatment in IBS.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Acupuncture, Randomized controlled trials
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
 
|