NCT01781897

Electroacupuncture for the Treatment of Functional Constipation

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture to Treat Functional Constipation

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 243 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Huazhong University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of electroacupuncture on functional constipation.

Detailed description

This study will supply significant evidence for using acupuncture to treat functional constipation(FC), and will help us to identify whether it is a therapeutic effect rather than a placebo effect.

Conditions

• Functional Constipation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	acupuncture	sterile, disposable needles with a length of 40 mm and a diameter of 0.25 mm (Dongbang® Acupuncture Inc, Korea)
DRUG	mosapride	Mosapride Citrate tablet（5mg），Dainippon Sumitomo pharmaceutical Co.Ltd,Japan

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-02-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2013-02-01
• Last updated: 2015-03-19

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: China