NCT06537440

Electroacupuncture for Opioid-Induced Constipation in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Electroacupuncture for the Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation in Patients With Cancer: a Study Protocol for a Single-Center, Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 92 (actual)
• Sponsor: First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture in the management of opioid-induced constipation in patients with cancer.

Conditions

• Constipation, Opioid-Induced
• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Electroacupuncture	Electroacupuncture TE6 Zhigou (double), ST36 Zusanli (double), ST25 Tianshu (double), CV12 Zhongwan

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-10
• Primary completion: 2025-10-22
• Completion: 2025-10-30
• First posted: 2024-08-05
• Last updated: 2025-11-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China