Study on the difference of brain functional network in the treatment of Epigastric pain with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold by moxibustion at different heat sensitive points: a non-randomized, parallel group design, observational study

Based on fMRI technology to study the response characteristics of the brain functional connectivity network of differentiated acupoints selected by moxibustion in the treatment of epigastric pain (spleen-stomach deficiency and cold type)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2300067477

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2023-01-09

Start date

2023-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-05-15

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Conditions

Epigastric pain (spleen-stomach deficiency and cold type)

Interventions

Guan yuan acupuncture point group:Heat sensitive moxibustion Guanyuan Point

Liang Qiu acupuncture point group:Heat-sensitive moxibustion Liangqiu point

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged between 18 and 55 years old meet the diagnostic criteria of traditional Chinese and Western medicine for epigastric pain (deficiency cold type). 2. No history of psychosis or epilepsy. 3. No other obvious discomfort except epigastric pain.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Fear and prohibit brain functional magnetic resonance imaging and patients with serious life-threatening primary diseases including cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system. 2. Pregnant or lactating women; 3, dizzy moxibustion or moxibustion rejection, not good feedback moxibustion feeling. 4. Previous history of epilepsy and mental illness.

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Epigastric pain symptom score;	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analogue Scale;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactKai Liao

Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

785438418@qq.com+86 17707073945

Outcome results

None listed

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