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Exploring the Mechanism of Acupuncture Combined with Auricular Acupressure for Smoking Cessation Based on Gut Microbiota

Exploring the Mechanism of Acupuncture Combined with Auricular Acupressure for Smoking Cessation Based on Gut Microbiota

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025000455
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-03-04
Start date
2023-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Tobacco dependence

Interventions

Sponsors

The First Afflicated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. volunteer to quit tobacco smoking; 2. age between 18 and 65 years; 3. smoking age >= 1 year; 4. currently daily smoker of >= 20 cigarettes per day in the past 1 year; 5. the Detection of cotinine in saliva is positive; 6. having a FTND( Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence ) score >= 4; 7. signing the consent form insuring that the participants understand and take part in the trail voluntarily; 8. stopping others smoking cessation treatments for a period of more than 1 month.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. suffering from severe heart lung brain blood system diseases and diabetes; 2. drug user or diagnosed with mental illness; 3. People with stroke or nervous system diseases; 4. suffering from an undiagnosed disease; 5. people who have a coagulation disorder or are taking anticoagulant drugs; 6. currently pregnant or breast feeding; 7. accepting other smoking cessation therapy such as acupuncture auricular therapy nicotine replacement therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the abstinence rate of quitting smoking in the 24th week of the study;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
HAMA;FIB;PT;HCY;APTT;Determination of exhaled carbon monoxide;Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence;saliva cortisone test;TT;AUTOS;Low density lipoprotein cholesterol;Total serum cholesterol;Smoking volume assessment;PSQI;Metabonomics;SAS;Triglyceride;High density lipoprotein cholesterol;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZeng Jingchun

The First Afflicated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

tcm_zjc@126.com18802066780

Outcome results

None listed

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