Effect of Siguan Acupuncture on Gastrointestinal Motility: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Crossover Trial

Table 3

Frequency of defecation during the treatments.

Time point	Group	Frequency of defecation (times/day)	𝑡 value	𝑃 value	95% confidence interval
Before trial	Total subjects	0.9 ± 0.4	—	—	—
24 h	RA group	1.3 ± 0.9	−0.477	0.637	(0.9, 1.7)
	SA group	1.1 ± 1.3			(0.5, 1.7)
48 h	RA group	1.3 ± 0.9	0.000	1.000	(0.9, 1.7)
	SA group	1.3 ± 0.9			(0.9, 1.7)

The results show the defecation frequency of the RA and SA groups at three different time points. No statistical significance was observed between the two groups.