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Effect of moxibustion combined with low frequency electrical stimulation on gastrointestinal dysfunction in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Not Applicable
Conditions
gastrointestinal dysfunction in stroke patients
Registration Number
ITMCTR2000003512
Lead Sponsor
Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

(1) Patients with age between 30 and 80 years old, regardless of gender;
(2) meet the diagnostic criteria of stroke and TCM stroke;
(3) meet the above diagnosis of constipation;
(4) the condition is stable after the onset of cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage;
(5) the consciousness is clear and the general condition is stable, and can cooperate with the treatment;
(6) the patients and their families informed consent to accept the clinical trial, voluntarily participate in the study and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) viscera effected in stroke;
(2) patients with transient ischemic attack;
(3) patients with previous organic lesions of colon and rectum;
(4) patients with cerebral embolism caused by coronary heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, and other heart diseases combined with atrial fibrillation;
(5) pregnant or lactating women;
(6) Patients with severe hemorrhagic diseases;
(7) unstable vital signs;
(8) unable to adhere to treatment due to economic or distant reasons;
(9) allergic or intolerant to moxa and electrical stimulation.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Constipation symptom scale;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Bristol stool form scale, BSFS;Plasma gastrin;vasoactive intestinal peptide;Plasma motilin;
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