Functional constipation
Conditions
Interventions
Drug group:Routine drug therapy
Acupuncture group:Acupuncture
Drug and Acupuncture Combined Therapy Group:Routine medications combined with acupuncture therapy
Sponsors
Fujian Province Nanping City First Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Age between 18–80 years; (2) Confirmed diagnosis of stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic) by CT or MRI; (3) Post-stroke constipation meeting Rome IV criteria for functional constipation; (4) Within 2 weeks to 6 months after stroke onset; (5) Glasgow Coma Scale score =7 points; (6) No history of constipation prior to stroke, with constipation symptoms persisting for at least 2 weeks post-stroke; (7) Ability to follow the intervention protocol and signed informed consent from the patient or their legal representative.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) History of severe organic diseases of the digestive tract (such as intestinal obstruction, intestinal tumors, inflammatory bowel disease, etc.); (2) Severe dysfunction of heart, liver, or kidney, or other severe systemic diseases that may affect safety or tolerance to the intervention; (3) Pregnant or breastfeeding women; (4) History of regular acupuncture treatment to improve constipation, to avoid confounding of intervention effects; (5) Severe impairment of cognitive function, unable to understand or complete assessment scales and intervention requirements; (6) Other situations deemed unsuitable for participation in clinical trials, as judged by the study physician, which may affect safety or compliance.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weekly spontaneous bowel movements; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Constipation Scoring System;Bristol Stool Scale;Patient Constipation Symptom Assessment;Overall Quality of Life for Stroke Patients (SS-QOL); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXin Zhang
Nanping First Hospital
Outcome results
None listed