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The efficacy and mechanisms of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on symptom in patients with IBS-C

Phase 1
Conditions
Constipation-dominant irritable bowel syndrome
Registration Number
ITMCTR2000002986
Lead Sponsor
Shanghai East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

1. Willing to sign informed consent;
2. Aged 18 to 75 years, regardless of gender;
3. Meets IBS-C Rome IV diagnostic criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of previous abdominal surgery related to IBS-C symptoms (except appendectomy);
2. Currently taking antidepressants, including tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors;
3. Use of anticholinergics, antipsychotics or antispasmodics in the past 2 weeks;
4. Currently participating in another trial or in the past month;
5. Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant;
6. Accompanied by severe heart, liver or kidney disease, or have diabetes;
7. Researchers do not consider it suitable for participants.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual Analogue Scale;Completely autonomous bowel movements;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
IBS symptom severity score;IBS Quality of Life Questionnaire;
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