Report for: Acupuncture as a treatment for functional dyspepsia: design and methods of a randomized controlled trial

Title	Acupuncture as a treatment for functional dyspepsia: design and methods of a randomized controlled trial
Published in	Trials, August 2009
DOI	10.1186/1745-6215-10-75
Pubmed ID	19698147
Authors	Hui Zheng, Xiao-ping Tian, Ying Li, Fan-rong Liang, Shu-guang Yu, Xu-guang Liu, Yong Tang, Xu-guang Yang, Jie Yan, Guo-jie Sun, Xiao-rong Chang, Hong-xing Zhang, Ting-ting Ma, Shu-yuan Yu
Abstract	Acupuncture is widely used in China to treat functional dyspepsia (FD). However, its effectiveness in the treatment of FD, and whether FD-specific acupoints exist, are controversial. So this study aims to determine if acupuncture is an effective treatment for FD and if acupoint specificity exists according to traditional acupuncture meridians and acupoint theories.

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Acupuncture as a treatment for functional dyspepsia: design and methods of a randomized controlled trial