Functional Constipation
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Satisfaction of Rome IV Criteria for FC; 2) Two or fewer mean weekly Rome IV Criteria for more than 3 months; 3) Age between 18 and 65 years; 4) No administration of rescue medicine (glycerol or sorbitol anal enema) 48 hours before the trial or any medication for constipation before enrollment for at least 2 weeks; 5) No administration of any other therapy for constipation, such as acupuncture, acupressure, or biofeedback therapy, and no participation in any other trial in the previous 3 months; 6) Documented consent to participate in the whole study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Constipation possibly caused by irritable bowel syndrome, or inflammatory or structural bowel diseases; 2) Constipation possibly caused by drugs or endocrine, metabolic, neurologic, or postoperative diseases; 3) Presence of tumors, severe cardiovascular, hepatic, renal diseases, or other severe diseases; 4) Inability to cooperate because of cognitive dysfunction, aphasia, mental disorders, or other illness; 5) Pregnant women, lactating women, or those who plan to get pregnant in the following 3 months; 6) Presence of abdominal aortic aneurysm or hepatosplenomegaly; 7) Skin lesions at the operating site of the acupoints.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the proportion of Complete spontaneous bowel movements more than or equal to 3 in week 3-10; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Straining severity scores;the proportion of Complete spontaneous bowel movements more than or equal to 3 in week 11-18;The Bristol Stool Form Scale;spontaneous bowel movements;Patient assessment of constipation quality of life (PAC-QOL); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactFan Binghua
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Outcome results
None listed