Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for Functional Constipation
Lead Sponsor:
Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People´s Republic of China
Conditions:
Constipation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
A multi-center clinical trial done recently by us(NCT00508482) shows that needling on ST25 has the same effect as lactulose in unaided self-defecation frequency of a week and has better effect in symp...
Detailed Description
functional constipation,acupuncture,effects and safety,pragmatic RCT
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who has been diagnosed with functional constipation according to Rome Ⅲ criteria
- Patients who are aged 18-75 years old
- Stop medication or acupuncture (if any) 1 week before randomization and uninvolved in other trials
- Sign the informed consent out of one's own will
Exclusion
- Secondary constipation
- Patients with consciousness impairment, psychotic patients or patients unable to express clearly
- Patients with malignant tumor in progressive stage, severe wasting disease and liable to be infected and bleed
- Patients with severe cardiovascular disease, hepatic injury, renal damage, digestive disease or hematological diseases
- Women in pregnancy and lactation period
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
684 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01411501
Start Date
September 1 2011
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
December 11 2015
Active Locations (1)
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No.5 Beixiange Street, Xuanwu District
Beijing, China, 100053