NCT02084186

Moxibustion for Mild and Moderate Ulcerative Colitis

The Mechanism of Moxibustion in Treating Ulcerative Colitis Based on Metabonomics

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether moxibustion is effective to mild and moderate ulcerative colitis and the effect of moxibustion on metabolism.

Conditions

• Ulcerative Colitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	herb-partitioned moxibustion	Ignited moxa cones are placed upon herbal cake. Herbs are smashed into powder. Every 2.8g medicine powder mix with 3g millet wine and then be pressed into herbal cakes which are 28mm in diameter and 7mm in high with a specific mould. Then the herbal cake with a moxa cone will be fixed on Tianshu and Shangjuxu.
OTHER	bran-partitioned moxibustion	Ignited moxa cones are placed upon bran cake. Every 2.8g bran powder mix with 3g millet wine and then be pressed into bran cakes which are 28mm in diameter and 7mm in high with a specific mould. Then the bran cake with a moxa cone will be fixed on Tianshu and Shangjuxu.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-03-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2014-03-11
• Last updated: 2016-10-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China