Table 2: Publications in which the diagnostic criteria for identification of patients with IBS were stated.

Procedure Language Type of Study Number of Patients Male /Female
Acupuncture
[11] English RCT with sham acupuncture 25 -
[12] English RCT with sham acupuncture 79 64 (81%)
[14] English RCT with sham acupuncture 43 34 (79%)
[15] English RCT with sham acupuncture 153 153(100%)
[16] English RCT with sham and with mebeverine 60 49(82%)
[17] English Randomised investigation of neurological effects of acupuncture 30 15(50%)
[18] Chinese RCT with pinaverium 63 -
[19] English RCT with sham acupuncture 42 42 (100%)
[20] English Open study of acupuncture alone 7 -
[13] English RCT with sham acupuncture 60 39(65%)
[21] English RCT of acupuncture compared to standard treatment 233 188 (81%)
Moxibustion
[22] English Randomised investigation of neurological effects of acupuncture 33 -
Acupuncture/Moxibustion
[23] English Randomised comparison of neurological effects of acupuncture and moxibustion 60 -
[24] English RCT of acupuncture compared to moxibustion 85 -
[25] English RCT of acupuncture compared to moxibustion 82 51 (62%)