Zheng H, et al. - A 24-week, 2-arm, single-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted at three hospitals in China to determine the efficacy of electroacupuncture for patients with refractory functional dyspepsia (FD). For the purpose of this study, patients with refractory FD were randomly assigned to receive 20 sessions of authentic or sham electroacupuncture in a treatment duration of 4 weeks. A complete absence of dyspeptic symptoms at 16 weeks after initiation of acupuncture (week 16) was the primary outcome. Adequate relief of dyspeptic symptoms, Leeds Dyspepsia Questionnaire (LDQ), Nepean Dyspepsia Index (NDI), and adverse events were the included secondary outcomes. In patients with refractory FD, acupuncture efficaciously improves dyspeptic symptoms.