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Electroacupuncture for Antipsychotic-related Constipation: a Pilot Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial

Electro-acupuncture for antipsychotic-related constipation: a multi-center randomized controlled clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-INR-17010842
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-03-11
Start date
2017-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-05-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

antipsychotics-related constipation

Interventions

Group 1:electroacupuncture treatment
Group 2:sham-electroacupuncture

Sponsors

Guangzhou Huiai hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with APRC (antipsychotics-related constipation)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Constipation caused by other drugs or other non-antipsychotic pharmaceuticals; (2) Blood coagulation disorders; (3) Presence of tumors; (4) Serious organ-related illnesses, such as severe cardiovascular, hepatic, renal diseases or cardiac pacemaker implantation; (5) Breast feeding or pregnancy; (6) Any other condition that might interfere with the operation and results.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
SBMs per week;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
frequency of rescue measures;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYu Lin

Guangzhou Huiai Hospital

446435085@qq.com+86 020-81891425

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026