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A prospective cohort study on the efficacy and safety of Chinese acupressure for the treatment of diarrhea in children

A prospective cohort study on the efficacy and safety of Chinese acupressure for the treatment of diarrhea in children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2023000010
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-05-24
Start date
2023-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-13

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

Conditions

Diarrhea

Interventions

Exposure group:Routine treatment and Chinese acupressure

Sponsors

Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for diarrheal diseases; (2) Age greater than 6 months (inclusive) and less than 12 years (inclusive); (3) Gender is not limited; (4) Number of days of diarrhea = 5 days; (5) Mild or moderate degree of dehydration; (6) Voluntary participation in this study and signed informed consent; (7) The child or the child's family has certain reading and understanding ability, can read and sign the informed consent form, and can better understand and cooperate with the consultation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Children diagnosed with dysentery; (2) Those suffering from infectious diseases (measles, scarlet fever, etc.) (3) Those with heart, liver, kidney and other organ failure or serious metabolic, hematological or neurological diseases (4) Those who are malnourished or immunodeficient (5) Those with skin lesions at the patching site, such as scarring, ulcers, etc.; (6) Those with abnormal sweat secretion of Phyto dysfunction; (7) Allergic or allergic to the known ingredients of the pain relief patch; (8) Those who are participating in other studies; (9) Those who, in the judgment of the study physician, have difficulty cooperating or have other reasons for not being suitable to participate in the observation of this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Diarrhea recovery rate within 3 days of treatment (=3 days);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Diarrhea recovery rate within 5 days of treatment (=5 days);Overall evaluation of treatment;the 7-day healing rate of single symptoms such as abdominal pain and bloating;The 5-day recovery rate of single symptoms such as abdominal pain and bloating.;Diarrhea recovery rate within 7 days of treatment (=7 days);Duration of diarrhea, i.e., time from first visit to resolution of diarrhea;The 3-day recovery rate of single symptoms such as abdominal pain and bloating.;

Countries

Chinese

Contacts

Public ContactLI Qing-na\JIANG Wen-yan

Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine

liqingna789@163.com13488765994

Outcome results

None listed

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