Trial for Quantity-Effect Relationship of Acupuncture With Two-ways Regulation to Treat Functional Enteropathy

Phase 1

• Conditions: Functional Diarrhea; Functional Constipation
• Interventions: Device: High-dose acupuncture; Drug: Mosapride Citrate tablet; Device: Low-dose acupuncture

• Registration Number: NCT01274793
• Lead Sponsor: Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

the objective of this study is to investigate the Dose-Effect Relationship of Acupuncture with Two-ways Regulation Effect to Treat Functional Enteropathy

Detailed Description

eligibility criteria: functional constipation,functional diarrhea，irritable bowel syndrome

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-11
• Study First Submitted: 2011-01-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-01-11
• Study First Posted: 2011-01-12
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-17
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-19
• Primary Completion: 2015-12
• Study Completion: 2015-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

• function constipation function diarrhea

Exclusion Criteria

• not function constipation not function diarrhea

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
High-dose acupuncture	High-dose acupuncture	In this group,the current was strong enough to reach the patients'tolerance threshold value.
Mosapride	Mosapride Citrate tablet	In the control group were orally administered 5 mg mosapride citrate tablet s three times a day for 4 continu ous weeks if no severe adverse effects were found.
Low-dose acupuncture	Low-dose acupuncture	In this low current intensity group, the current applied would be relatively weak,it was clearly perceived by the participants

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
acupuncture benefits functional constipation	5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; 🇨🇳 Wuhan, Hubei, China