NCT00786214

Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia With Acupuncture

Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia With Acupuncture: A Randomized, Blinded, Sham Acupuncture Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (estimated)
• Sponsor: National University Hospital, Singapore · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Functional dyspepsia (FD) is one of the most common chronic gastrointestinal disorders affecting humans. Existing therapies for FD are still far from satisfactory and new therapies are constantly being sought. Acupuncture has been used for the alleviation of functional gastrointestinal symptoms in several non-controlled studies. This study aims to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture in patients with FD.

Conditions

• Functional Dyspepsia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupuncture	Patients will be stimulated at specific acupuncture points as determined for treatment of the disease by certified acupuncturists
OTHER	Sham acupuncture	Patients will be given sham acupuncture treatment at dummy acupuncture points

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-02-01
• Primary completion: 2009-12-01
• Completion: 2009-12-01
• First posted: 2008-11-06
• Last updated: 2013-06-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Singapore