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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12622000073707
ACTRN12622000073707
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A pilot study to explore the effect of traditional Chinese acupuncture as an addition to the standard care in patients with diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome

ew Zealand College of Chinese Medicine0 sites40 target enrollmentJanuary 21, 2022

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
irritable bowel syndrome
Sponsor
ew Zealand College of Chinese Medicine
Enrollment
40
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 21, 2022
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
ew Zealand College of Chinese Medicine

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients who are newly diagnosed with IBS\-D by New Zealand registered western medical professionals, according to ROME IV criteria will be potentially eligible to participate in the study.
  • ROME IV criteria: Patients with recurrent abdominal pain at least one day per week in the last three months on average, associated with at least 2 of the criteria below. The criteria are fulfilled with symptoms onset six months before diagnosis:
  • 1 Related to defecation, either increasing or improving pain
  • 2 Associated with a change in stool frequency
  • 3 Associated with a change in stool form (appearance)
  • The Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS) is used to record stool consistency. The IBS\-D subtype is defined as follows: more than 25% of bowel movements using the BSFS are type 6 or 7, and less than 25% of bowel movements are type 1 or 2 (European Medicines Agency, 2015; FDA, 2012\). IBS\-D patients can be diagnosed in a clinical situation when a patient reports that abnormal bowel movements are usually diarrhoea (BSFS type 6 or 7\) (Moayyedi et al., 2017\).

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients who meet the criteria below will be excluded from the study:
  • 1 Age younger than 18 or older than 50
  • 2 Individuals who cannot make independent decisions and consent
  • 3 Previously diagnosed with IBS and having received standard care
  • 4 Currently taking the following medications more than three days a week: antibiotics, narcotics, cholestyramine, colchicine, iron supplements, antispasmodics, benzodiazepines, antidepressants
  • 5 Current diagnosis of haemophilia, hepatitis, HIV or cancer
  • 6 Having had major gastrointestinal, and/or gynaecological, and/or urological surgery within the past six months
  • 7 Currently receiving complementary therapies such as acupuncture, herbs, massage and behavioural therapies
  • 8 Having bleeding disorders
  • 9 Regularly taking anticoagulants

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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