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Table 2 Details of each group.

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

Group

Acupoints

Manipulation

Treatment group 1

(specific acupoints of stomach meridian)

(1) Chongyang(ST42)

(1) is punctured perpendicularly 0.3–0.5 cun avoiding the artery

 

(2) Fenglong(ST40)

(2) is punctured perpendicularly 1–1.5 cun

 

(3) Zusanli(ST36)

(3) is punctured perpendicularly 1–2 cun

 

(4) Liangqiu(ST34)

(4) is punctured perpendicularly 1–1.2 cun

Treatment group 2

(non-specific acupoints of Stomach meridian)

(1) Tiaokou(ST38)

(1) is punctured perpendicularly 1–1.5 cun

 

(2) Dubi(ST35)

(2) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun

 

(3) Yinshi(ST33)

(3) is punctured perpendicularly 1–1.5 cun

 

(4) Futu(ST32)

(4) is punctured perpendicularly 1–2 cun

Treatment group 3

(Alarm and transport point)

(1) Weishu(BL21)

(1) is punctured obliquely along the spine fo r 0.5–0.8 cun

 

(2) Zhongwan(CV12)

(2) is punctured perpendicularly 1–1.5 cun

Treatment group 4

(acupoints of Gallbladder meridian)

(1) Qiuxu(GB40)

is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–0.8 cun

 

(2) Guangming(GB37)

(2) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–0.8 cun

 

(3) Yanglingquan(GB34)

(3) is punctured perpendicularly 1–1.5 cun

 

(4) Waiqiu(GB36)

(4) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–0.8 cun

Non-acupoint group

(1) At the medial arm on the anterior border of the insertion of the deltoid muscle at the junction of deltoid and biceps muscles

(1) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun

 

(2) Half between the tip of the elbow and the axillae

is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun

 

(3) Ulnar side, half between epicodylus medialis of the humerus and ulnar side of the wrist

(3) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun

 

(4) The edge of tibia 1 to 2 cm lateral to the Zusanli(ST36) horizontally

(4) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun