Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: A blinded placebo-controlled trial

Alastair Forbes; Sue Jackson; Clare Walter; Shafi Quraishi; Meron Jacyna; Max Pitcher

doi:10.3748/wjg.v11.i26.4040

Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: A blinded placebo-controlled trial

Alastair Forbes, Sue Jackson, Clare Walter, Shafi Quraishi, Meron Jacyna, Max Pitcher

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Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder and many patients fail to find adequate relief from conventional therapies for their symptoms. This study tests the claim that acupuncture is effective for a majority of these patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4040-4044
Number of pages	5
Journal	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	11
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i26.4040
Publication status	Published - 14 Jul 2005

Keywords

Acupuncture Therapy
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Double-Blind Method
Female
Humans
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Selection
Quality of Life
Treatment Outcome

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