NCT06365801

Investigation of Acupoint in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Based on Biological Characteristics

Investigation of Acupoint in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Based on Biological Characteristics: A Prospective Cohort Study

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional disorder of the digestive system characterized by recurrent abdominal pain associated with bowel movements or changes in bowel habits. Although there are reviews and guidelines for treating IBS, the complexity and diversity of IBS manifestations make treatment difficult. By detecting and exploring the biological characteristics presented by the relevant meridian point reaction, this project clarified the specificity and regularity of the connection between the acupoint and the Zangfu reflected by this phenomenon, and conducted correlation analysis based on the intestinal flora, tryptophan metabolite levels and related scales of patients with IBS.

Detailed description

This study intends to include 50 healthy volunteers and 50 patients with IBS. The study objects are healthy volunteers and patients diagnosed with IBS from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University and social recruitment. This study is observational and does not involve randomized methods. At the same time, there is no blindness for subjects, indicators detection and input. The observation indexes were pain sensitivity, thermal radiation characteristics, microcirculation characteristics, biological ultra-weak luminescence, electrical characteristics, intestinal flora characteristics, tryptophan metabolites level and related scales at common acupoints of irritable bowel syndrome.

Conditions

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-01
• Completion: 2025-12-01
• First posted: 2024-04-15
• Last updated: 2024-04-15