Diarrhoeal Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:Transcutaneous non-vagus nerve stimulation, taking the "shoulder" and "wrist" auricular points for stimulation.
Treatment group:Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, taking "liver" and "spleen" auricular points for stimulation.
Sponsors
Institute of acupuncture and moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged between 18 and 65 years of age, male or female; 2. Meeting the diagnosis of diarrhoeal irritable bowel syndrome; 3. Patients voluntarily sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with previous organic lesions of the gastrointestinal tract such as ulcers and tumours; 2) Diseases affecting gastrointestinal tract dynamics such as thyroid and diabetes mellitus; 3) Serious systemic diseases such as heart, liver, kidney, lung and blood; 4) Patients with mental and psychological diseases and related medical history; 5) Patients with significant medical history of gastrointestinal surgery; 6) Patients who are planning to be pregnant, pregnant women and breastfeeding; 7) Patients with severe skin lesions in the auricular region and absence of the auricle.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| IBS-SSS; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 17-HAMD;Bristol Stool Form Scale;functional magnetic resonance imaging;Heart rate variability(HRV); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactShaoyuan Li
Institute of acupuncture and moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed