Acupuncture based on specific acupoint theory for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized controlled pilot trial
- Conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2000003103
- Lead Sponsor
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
1. Aged between 18 and 75 years (either sex);
2. Diarrheal-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D);
3. Type 6 or 7 of the Bristol Stool Form Scale appeared for at least 4 days and type 1 or 2 appeared for less than 4 days in last 2 weeks; The average score of daily abdominal pain was = 3 in the last week.
1. Patients with the following diseases: inflammatory bowel disease, microscopic colitis, celiac disease, Crohn's disease and other organic bowel diseases; diabetes mellitus and abnormal thyroid function; severe acute or chronic organic diseases, kidney or liver diseases;
2. History of previous abdominal surgery (appendectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, or polypectomy greater than 3 months post-surgery are allowed.);
3. Pregnancy or lactation, or history of alcohol and drug abuse;
4. Treated with acupuncture in the last 6 months, or participating in other clinical trials;
5. Usage of IBS medication within 2 weeks before treatment, including traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) or proprietary Chinese medicine, antidiarrheal, antispasmodic, intestinal antibiotics, probiotics and so on.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effective response rate;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method IBS-SSS;IBS-AR;Likert scale;PHQ-9;Effective response rate at other time points;Fecal traits and defecation frequency;IBS-QOL;Blind method and credibility evaluation;Symptoms of abdominal pain;