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Clinical Research on acupuncture and moxibustion in teating Irritable bowel syndrome

comparable research on the effect and mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-TRC-11001349
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2011-06-03
Start date
2010-08-01
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

IBS

Interventions

Group A:Mild warm moxibustion ST36(bilateral),RN12,RN6
Group B:Mild warm moxibustion ST36(bilateral), RN12,RN6
Group C:Electroacupuncture ST36(bilateral),ST37(bilateral)
Group D:Electroacupuncture ST36(bilateral),ST37(bilateral)

Sponsors

Shanghai University of TCM Affiliated Longhua Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: D-IBS: 1. Diagnosed as D-IBS according to Rome III criterion; 2. Aged 18-65, both male and female; 3. Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent. C-IBS: 1. Diagnosed as C-IBS according to Rome III criterion; 2. Aged 18-65, both male and female; 3. Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: D-IBS: 1. Patients with structural disease on the intestines; 2. Constipation-dominated IBS; 3. A-IBS patients; 4. Patients who take cisapride, and other medicinal herbs which may affect the effects; 5. Patients companied with some primary disease such as cerebral vessels diseases, liver or kidney disease and disorders of hematopoietic system etc which seriously affected life or Patients with serious mental disorder; 6. Patients younger than 18 years old and older than 65 years old; 7. Patients in a pregnancy or lactation. C-IBS: 1. Patients with structural disease on the intestines; 2. Diarrhea-dominated IBS; 3.A-IBS patients; 4.Patients who take cisapride, and other medicinal herbs which may affect the effects; 5. Patients companied with some primary disease such as cerebral vessels diseases, liver or kidney disease and disorders of hematopoietic system etc which seriously affected life or Patients with serious mental disorder; 6. Patients younger than 18 years old and older than 65 years old; 7. Patients in a pregnancy or lactation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Therapeutic effect;Functional MR;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Colonic expressing of SP, VIP;Colonic histopathological changes;Colonic expressing of 5-HT, 5-HT3R, 5-HT4;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYin Shi
flysy0636@163.com+86 13816042916

Outcome results

None listed

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