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Therapeutic effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on opiate withdrawl symptoms: a perspective study

Therapeutic effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on opiate withdrawl symptoms: a perspective study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-TRC-10001007
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2010-09-08
Start date
2010-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

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

Conditions

Opioid drug addiction

Interventions

Sponsors

Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
22 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged from 18 to 55, male; 2. In accordance with the diagnostic standards of DSM-IV & ICD-10 for addicted and DSM-IV for abstinence; 3. Qualitative urine detection for opioids showing positive result; 4. Cleared for 8 to 36 hours after their last drug taking; 5. Fully understood and signed on informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Person with consciousness disorder on opioid abstinence, seriously aggressive, heavily dehydrated and intending to commit suicide; 2. Patients with serious liver and kidney dysfunction, pulmonary decompensation, or complicated with serious damage in other systems; 3. Patients with serious infectious disease; 4. Patients with history of serious neurological or psychiatrical diseases; 5. Person with history of HIV infection or serious malnutrition; 6. Dependent upon and addicted to multiple drugs; 7. Attended some other drug trials within one month.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anorexia scoring;Sweating scoring;Bellyache and diarrhea scoring;Overall scoring on withdrawal symptoms;Dose of buprenorphin;Impulsive behavior scoring;Insomnia scoring;Yawning scoring;Chilling scoring;Anxiety scoring;Musculo-skeletal pain scoring;Rhinorrhea scoring;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Spontaneous ejaculation scoring;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJisheng Han
hanjisheng@bjmu.edu.cn+86 10 82801109

Outcome results

None listed

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