NCT01697761

Efficacy of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment in Patients With Active Crohn's Disease

Efficacy of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment in Patients With Active Crohn's Disease and Its Regulation Mechanism to the Immune Homeostasis Mediated by Th17/Treg Cells

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 92 (actual)
• Sponsor: Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture or moxibustion therapies are effective in the treatment of active Crohn's disease. meanwhile, we are aim to observe the content of Inflammatory factors and Neurotransmitter before and after acupuncture and moxibustion therapy.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture or moxibustion therapies are effective in the treatment of active Crohn's disease. meanwhile, we are aim to observe the content of Inflammatory factors and Neurotransmitter before and after acupuncture and moxibustion therapy. Through treating active Crohn's disease by acupuncture and moxibustion therapies for 12 weeks, we are aim to observe the efficiency and the probably change of Inflammatory factors and Neurotransmitter of colonic mucosa and we may elucidate the mechanism of the efficiency of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy.

Conditions

• Crohn's Disease
• CAM

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Treatment Group	patients receive herbs-partitioned moxibustion for 2 cones and acupuncture for 30 minutes，3 times a week for 12 weeks
OTHER	Control Group	patients receive shallow needing and bran-partitioned moxibustion with the stimulation same to the treatment group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-09-01
• Primary completion: 2013-08-01
• Completion: 2014-11-01
• First posted: 2012-10-02
• Last updated: 2014-11-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China