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The Effect of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for for Treating Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effect of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for for Treating Functional Dyspepsia and the Underlying Central Mechanisms

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300067365
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-01-05
Start date
2023-01-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-15

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

Conditions

functional dyspepsia

Interventions

Sponsors

Hospital of Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine/Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.18-40 years old, right-handed; 2. Meet the diagnostic criteria of Rome IV functional dyspepsia; 3. Gastric and duodenal organic diseases were ruled out by gastric examination; 4. Have not taken gastrointestinal motility drugs in the past 15 days; 5. Not participating in other clinical research; 6. No contraindications for MRI scanning; 7. Sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unclear consciousness, unable to express subjective discomfort symptoms and mental illness; 2. Patients with serious primary diseases such as cardiovascular, liver, kidney, digestion, blood system; 3. Diabetics with unsatisfactory blood sugar control; 4. Pregnant women, lactating women and those who have pregnancy plans within the past six months; 5. Those with severe depression and anxiety symptoms; 6. Female patients with severe dysmenorrhea symptoms; 7. Accompanied by obvious headache, migraine, head trauma history; 8. Those with MRI scan contraindications such as claustrophobia, internal metal implants, and tattoos; 9. Received acupuncture or moxibustion treatment in the past 1 month.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the short form Leeds Dyspepsia Questionnaire;the Nepean Dyspepsia Index;the Symptom Index of Dyspepsia;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
the Zung Self Rating Anxiety Scale; the Zung Self Rating Depression Scale;Heart Rate Variability;Heart Rate Variability;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactFang Zeng

Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine/ Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

zengfang@cdutcm.edu.cn+86 186 0283 9325

Outcome results

None listed

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