Saam Acupuncture for Treating Functional Dyspepsia: A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Gastrointestinal symptom score.

Variables	Saam acupuncture (N = 10)		Usual care (N = 10)		value (between-group)
	Mean (95% CI)	value (within-group)	Mean (95% CI)	value (within-group)
GIS (total)
Baseline	13.20 (9.60, 16.80)		10.30 (5.60, 15.00)
Week 4	9.10 (5.23, 12.97)	0.0523	9.80 (6.66, 12.94)	0.7263	0.3050
Week 8	6.30 (3.03, 9.57)	0.0046	9.40 (5.64, 13.16)	0.5228	0.0339
Week 12	4.70 (1.26, 8.14)	0.0071	10.80 (5.22, 16.38)	0.7919	0.0113
GIS (nausea)
Baseline	0.60 (0.00, 1.29)		0.50 (0.00, 1.01)
Week 4	0.60 (0.00, 1.29)	0.9999	0.40 (0.03, 0.77)	0.6783	0.6148
Week 8	0.50 (0.00, 1.11)	0.7263	0.60 (0.00, 1.20)	0.7577	0.7045
Week 12	0.40 (0.00, 0.90)	0.4433	0.80 (0.14, 1.46)	0.4344	0.3066
GIS (vomiting)
Baseline	0.30 (0.00, 0.65)		0.30 (0.00, 0.65)
Week 4	0.40 (0.00, 1.09)	0.7263	0.10 (0.00, 0.33)	0.1679	0.3363
Week 8	0.10 (0.00, 0.33)	0.3434	0.10 (0.00, 0.33)	0.3434	0.9999
Week 12	0.10 (0.00, 0.33)	0.1679	0.70 (0.02, 1.38)	0.2695	0.1000
GIS (bloating)
Baseline	2.10 (1.06, 3.14)		2.10 (1.24, 2.96)
Week 4	1.70 (0.80, 2.60)	0.4790	1.90 (1.49, 2.31)	0.6193	0.6546
Week 8	0.80 (0.24, 1.36)	0.0063	1.80 (0.99, 2.61)	0.4961	0.0238
Week 12	0.90 (0.11, 1.69)	0.0368	2.20 (1.39, 3.01)	0.8402	0.0083
GIS (abdominal cramps)
Baseline	0.80 (0.24, 1.36)		0.80 (0.00, 1.61)
Week 4	0.70 (0.11, 1.29)	0.5911	0.20 (0.00, 0.50)	0.0811	0.0551
Week 8	0.70 (0.11, 1.29)	0.6783	0.40 (0.00, 0.90)	0.3434	0.3814
Week 12	0.20 (0.00, 0.50)	0.0510	0.90 (0.00, 1.82)	0.7804	0.1120
GIS (early satiety)
Baseline	2.20 (1.26, 3.14)		1.90 (0.98, 2.82)
Week 4	1.20 (0.75, 1.65)	0.0085	1.80 (1.14, 2.46)	0.7263	0.0098
Week 8	1.10 (0.57, 1.63)	0.0115	1.80 (1.24, 2.36)	0.7263	0.0077
Week 12	0.70 (0.11, 1.29)	0.0017	1.70 (1.02, 2.38)	0.5086	0.0003
GIS (acidic eructation)
Baseline	1.30 (0.62, 1.98)		1.20 (0.46, 1.94)
Week 4	1.10 (0.31, 1.89)	0.5086	1.00 (0.25, 1.75)	0.6618	0.9854
Week 8	0.80 (0.00, 1.68)	0.0957	1.00 (0.33, 1.67)	0.6926	0.6381
Week 12	0.60 (0.00, 1.29)	0.0662	0.80 (0.06, 1.54)	0.2229	0.7103
GIS (sickness)
Baseline	0.80 (0.06, 1.54)		0.40 (0.00, 0.90)
Week 4	0.50 (0.00, 1.11)	0.1934	0.70 (0.02, 1.38)	0.0811	0.0662
Week 8	0.30 (0.00, 0.65)	0.0522	0.60 (0.23, 0.97)	0.3434	0.0225
Week 12	0.30 (0.00, 0.78)	0.2443	1.00 (0.25, 1.75)	0.1114	0.1066
GIS (loss of appetite)
Baseline	1.70 (0.58, 2.82)		1.30 (0.34, 2.26)
Week 4	1.00 (0.42, 1.58)	0.2569	1.30 (0.54, 2.06)	0.9999	0.3867
Week 8	0.60 (0.10, 1.10)	0.0243	1.30 (0.71, 1.89)	0.9999	0.0102
Week 12	0.60 (0.00, 1.20)	0.0751	1.10 (0.31, 1.89)	0.4433	0.1481
GIS (retrosternal discomfort)
Baseline	1.30 (0.34, 2.26)		0.80 (0.14, 1.46)
Week 4	0.80 (0.24, 1.36)	0.3809	1.10 (0.06, 2.14)	0.2789	0.3852
Week 8	0.70 (0.11, 1.29)	0.1934	0.80 (0.00, 1.80)	0.9999	0.4403
Week 12	0.30 (0.00, 0.65)	0.0629	0.80 (0.14, 1.46)	0.9999	0.1231
GIS (epigastric pain)
Baseline	2.10 (1.24, 2.96)		1.00 (0.33, 1.67)
Week 4	1.10 (0.24, 1.96)	0.0957	1.30 (0.71, 1.89)	0.0811	0.3334
Week 8	0.70 (0.11, 1.29)	0.0205	1.00 (0.33, 1.67)	0.9999	0.3113
Week 12	0.60 (0.10, 1.10)	0.0091	0.80 (0.06, 1.54)	0.4433	0.3165

Notes. Bold values mean statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). CI: confidence interval; GIS: gastrointestinal symptom.