Chronic Constipation
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Willing to sign a written informed consent form; 2) Aged 18-75 years, regardless of gender; 3) Meet the diagnostic criteria of chronic constipation: the course of disease is at least 6 months, symptoms include 2 or more of the following: > 25% of defecation is laborious; > 25% of defecation is dry ball or hard defecation; > 25% of defecation has a sense of anorectal obstruction / obstruction; > 25% of defecation requires manual assistance. Spontaneous defecation less than 3 times a week.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) History of malignant tumors; 2) chronic constipation caused by drugs, such as opioids, antidepressants, antiepileptic drugs, etc.; 3) severe cardio-cerebrovascular diseases; 4) history of abdominal surgery within 6 months (except appendectomy, cholecystectomy and cesarean section); 5) cognitive impairment, aphasia, mental disorders or diseases that may affect patient cooperation. 6) patients during pregnancy, preparation for pregnancy or lactation; 7) familiarity with acupuncture treatment, acupoint selection or meridians; 8) skin diseases that affect electrode fixation; 9) patients who researchers believe are not suitable to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of spontaneous defecation per week; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of times emergency drugs are used;The Patient Assessment of Constipation Symptoms;The Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life;The time of using percutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation;Anorectal manometry parameters;Intestinal satisfaction score;The Bristol Stool Form Scale;The time spent on each defecation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWeifen Xie
Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
Outcome results
None listed