Acupoint thread-embedding therapy of regulating governor vessel, dispersing lung, and suppressing reflux for gastroesophageal reflux cough: a randomized controlled trial
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Acupoint thread-embedding therapy of regulating governor vessel, dispersing lung, and suppressing reflux for gastroesophageal reflux cough: a randomized controlled trial
Chinese Acupuncture & MoxibustionVol. 45, Issue 8, Pages: 1047-1052(2025)
TANG Mingjie, LU Wen, ZHANG Xiaoni, et al. Acupoint thread-embedding therapy of regulating governor vessel, dispersing lung, and suppressing reflux for gastroesophageal reflux cough: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(8): 1047-1052.
DOI:
TANG Mingjie, LU Wen, ZHANG Xiaoni, et al. Acupoint thread-embedding therapy of regulating governor vessel, dispersing lung, and suppressing reflux for gastroesophageal reflux cough: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(8): 1047-1052.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241225-k0001.
Acupoint thread-embedding therapy of regulating governor vessel, dispersing lung, and suppressing reflux for gastroesophageal reflux cough: a randomized controlled trial
To observe the clinical efficacy of acupoint thread-embedding therapy of regulating governor vessel
dispersing lung
and suppressing reflux for gastroesophageal reflux cough (GERC).
Methods
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A total of 120 GERC patients were randomly assigned to an observation group (60 cases
1 case dropped out) and a control group (60 cases
1 case was eliminated). The observation group received acupoint thread-embedding treatment at positive response points of governor vessel. If no such points were detected
the following acupoints were used: Dazhui (GV14)
Fenghu (Extra)
Shendao (GV11)
Lingtai (GV10)
and Zhiyang (GV9). Treatment was administered once every two weeks. The control group received oral rabeprazole enteric capsules at 20 mg twice daily. All the treatment was given for 6 weeks. Clinical outcomes were assessed using cough symptom score
reflux disease questionnaire (RDQ) score
and Leicester cough questionnaire (LCQ) score before and after treatment in the two groups. Clinical efficacy was also compared between the two groups.
Results
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After treatment
both groups showed decreased cough symptom scores and the each item scores and total scores of RDQ (
P
<
0.001)
and increased LCQ scores (
P
<
0.001) compare with those before treatment. The observation group exhibited lower cough symptom score and chest pain
reflux and total score of RDQ
and higher LCQ score compared to those in the control group (
P
<
0.05). The total effective rate in the observation group was 94.9% (56/59)
which was higher than 84.7% (50/59) in the control group (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
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Acupoint thread-embedding therapy of regulating governor vessel
dispersing lung
and suppressing reflux could effectively alleviate cough and reflux symptoms in patients with GERC and improve their quality of life.
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