Acupuncture Improved the Function of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Esophageal Motility in Chinese Patients with Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Symptoms: A Randomized Trial

Table 2

Changes of esophageal motility after intervention between the acupuncture group and the control group.

	Acupuncture group ()			Control group ()
	Before	After	-value	Before	After	-value
LES length (cm)			≤0.01*			0.109
Intra-abdominal LES length (cm)			0.002*			0.202
LESP (mmHg)			0.014*			0.393
IRP (mmHg)			0.114			0.412
DCI (mmHg cm s)	1001.00 (531.35, 2342.10)	1223.70 (581.65, 2827.10)	≤0.01*	762.40 (541.70, 1280.40)	1198.70 (678.30, 1592.30)	0.002*
IBP (mmHg)			0.322			0.051
DL (s)	6.70 (5.90, 7.55)	6.40 (6.10, 7.85)	0.129	7.10 (6.10, 7.85)	6.88 (5.90, 7.55)	0.324
UESP (mmHg)			0.013*			≤0.01*
UES relaxation pressure (mmHg)			0.986			0.577

*p < 0.05. LES: lower esophageal sphincter; LESP: lower esophageal sphincter pressure; IRP: integrated relaxation pressure; DCI: distal contractile integral; IBP: intrabolus pressure; DL: distal latency; UES: upper esophageal sphincter; UESP: upper esophageal sphincter pressure.