Electroacupuncture for the Treatment of Functional Constipation

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 1

Conditions: Functional Constipation

Treatments: Drug: mosapride; Device: acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01781897

2011CB505203-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of electroacupuncture on functional constipation.

Full description

This study will supply significant evidence for using acupuncture to treat functional constipation(FC), and will help us to identify whether it is a therapeutic effect rather than a placebo effect.

Enrollment: 243 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• functional constipation according to the Roman Ⅲ standard;
• aged between 18 and 65 years old

Exclusion criteria

• unconsciousness, psychosis or can't express subjective symptoms;
• pregnant women or women in lactation period;
• serious diseases of the heart, liver, kidney, and others;
• bleeding disorders.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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243 participants in 3 patient groups

mosapride

Active Comparator group

Description:

mosapride

Treatment:

Drug: mosapride

Electro-acupuncture

Experimental group

Description:

Electro-acupuncture

Treatment:

Device: acupuncture

mosapride + sham acupuncture

Sham Comparator group

Description:

mosapride + sham acupuncture

Treatment:

Device: acupuncture

Drug: mosapride