Clinical study on acupuncture treatment of gastrointestinal damp-heat acne

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Acne

• Registration Number: ITMCTR2100004947
• Lead Sponsor: Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 20 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 13-30 years, no gender limit.
2. Investigation Global Assessment (IGA) score is level 3 (moderate) or level 4 (severe).
3. Symptoms have been on for more than 6 months.
4. Have a certain level of reading comprehension and be able to complete questionnaires independently.
5. Patients did not use acne drugs, such as oral, topical or traditional Chinese medicine, within 4 weeks before entering the group.
6. Those who did not participate in other clinical studies within 1 month and guaranteed not to participate in other clinical studies during this study period.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant and lactating women, women who have the desire to give birth in the past 2 months.
2. Have a history of mental illness.
3. Severe liver and kidney dysfunction.
4. Cardiovascular, endocrine, hematopoietic system, immune system and other primary diseases.
5. Drug-induced acne and occupational acne.
6. Patients who are unwilling to cooperate with acupuncture treatment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional study
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Investigation Global Assessment (IGA);

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
on-inflammatory Lesion Counts;Total Lession Counts(TLC);Quality of Life Scale (Qol-Acne);Inflammatory Lesion Counts;The number of adverse reactions;