Research Article

Ameliorating Effect of Transcutaneous Electroacupuncture on Impaired Gastric Accommodation in Patients with Postprandial Distress Syndrome-Predominant Functional Dyspepsia: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Effects of acute TEA treatment on EGG in patients with functional dyspepsia in the study.

Session
TEASham-TEA

Dominant frequency (cpm)
 Fasting3.02 ± 0.033.04 ± 0.06
 Postprandial2.84 ± 0.073.25 ± 0.10
Dominant power (dB)
 Fasting33.98 ± 1.5834.46 ± 1.75
 Postprandial42.35 ± 1.3540.24 ± 1.47*
Percentage of normal slow waves (%)
 Fasting82.6 ± 3.183.7 ± 2.7
 Postprandial85.42 ± 4.2774.97 ± 6.60*
Postpreprandial power ratio1.03 ± 0.030.92 ± 0.04

< 0.05.