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临床试验/NCT02559037
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Effect of Acupuncture on Maintaining Active Crohn's Disease Intestinal Homeostasis Via Intestinal Microbiota and Peripheral Immunity: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 66 人开始时间: 2015年4月1日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
66
试验地点
1
主要终点
The proportion of patients with clinical remission

研究概览

简要总结

The purpose of this study is to observe the efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion for Crohn's disease and the regulation mechanism of intestinal microbiota and peripheral immunity.

详细描述

  1. A randomized controlled trial.
  2. Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, placebo control.
  3. To observe the efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment versus placebo controlled for Crohn's disease.
  4. To observe the effect on the regulation of intestinal microbiota in Crohn's disease.
  5. To observe the effect on the regulation of peripheral immunity in Crohn's disease.
  6. To observe the effect on the regulation of brain function and structure in Crohn's disease.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)

入排标准

年龄范围
16 Years 至 70 Years(Child, Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • meet the diagnostic criteria of Crohn's disease;
  • age 16-70 years old;
  • patients with mild or moderate disease (150<CDAI<450) and evidence of active inflammation: serum C-reactive protein concentration ≥5 mg/L, fecal calprotectin concentration ≥250 μg/g, or obvious endoscopic evidence of ulcerations during the screening period of past 4 weeks;
  • patients who were not responsive, intolerant, dependent, or refused to use any one of the following medications: mesalazine, glucocorticoid, immunomodulator (azathioprine, methotrexate), and anti-TNF-α agents;
  • did not take or take one or more of the following drugs: prednisone <15 mg/d for at least one month, azathioprine (<1 mg/kg/d), methotrexate (<15 mg/week), or mesalazine (<4 g/d) for at least 3 months;
  • no history of use of anti-TNF-alpha or other biological agents within 3 months immediately preceding the enrolment in the study;
  • no previous history of receiving acupuncture;
  • provision of written informed consent.

排除标准

  • Pregnant or lactating women, and those desirous of conceiving in the near future;
  • patients with severe organic diseases;
  • patients with mental illness;
  • patients receiving antibiotics, probiotics, prebiotics, traditional Chinese medicine, or other drugs;
  • patients with multiple comorbid conditions that require long-term therapy with drugs, which may affect the outcome measures;
  • patients with severe extraintestinal manifestations, such as severe skin diseases, eye diseases, or thromboembolic diseases;
  • severe intestinal fistula, abdominal abscess, intestinal stenosis and intestinal obstruction, perianal abscess, gastrointestinal bleeding, bowel perforation, or other complications;
  • patients with short bowel syndrome;
  • patients with a history of abdominal or gastrointestinal surgery in the past six months;
  • patients with skin diseases or defects at the sites of acupuncture that prevents the application of acupuncture.

结局指标

主要结局

The proportion of patients with clinical remission

时间窗: Week 12

Defined as Crohn's disease activity Index (CDAI) \< 150 and decrease \> 70

次要结局

  • the mean change of CDAI from baseline(Week 12, 24, 36 and 48)
  • Quality of life on the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ)(Week 12 and 24)
  • The proportion of clinical recurrences(Week 24,36 and 48)
  • The proportion of patients with clinical response(Week 12, 24, 36 and 48)
  • The proportion of patients with clinical remission(Week 24, 36 and 48)
  • Safety evaluation (Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0)(Week 12, 24,36 and 48)
  • Psychological factors on the Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS)(Week 12 and 24)
  • The mean change of Crohn's disease endoscopic index of severity (CDEIS)(Week 48)
  • Fecal calprotectin tests for disease activity(Week 12)
  • Histological scores for pathogenic manifestations(Week 48)
  • Subgroup analysis of the main outcome measure(Week 12)
  • Laboratory tests for disease activity(Week 12, 24, 36 and 48)

研究者

发起方
Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian
申办方类型
Other
责任方
Sponsor

研究点 (1)

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